Your Hoverbike Will Be Ready By 2017!

If you can make a 240 hp engine light enough for that then you could be doing way more productive things.

New article.

Robot Rides Hoverbike, Nuff Said

Developed by a small operation out of the U.K. called Malloy Aeronautics, the Drone 3 hoverbike is exactly that — a flying motorcycle powered by four turbine fans. But the current vehicle is a 1/3 size scale model — a drone, essentially — with a robot rider to approximate the proportional size and weight of a human rider.

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Hoverbikes Get One Step Closer to Reality

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Thats Way Cool Dude!
Here's another one that's already out

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Last Edited by Intruth on 09/01/2014 01:09 PM

That is a not a flying car, it's a gyrocopter that can taxi fast. Future-fail.

Finally. Something that looks like it may work.

[link to www.express.co.uk]

another one

That's awesome!

Ya know what, this is OLD F-in news. Guess you have never seen what the Army has done all these years. These guys are doing NOTHING new.
I've seen some pretty crazy stuff at Ft. Eustis Museum. IN PERSON. All this new stuff has been built on that tech, that is over 40 years old.

This would work i suggest, coupling whilst it is a problem but one that is fixable, its the stability of the platform itself, from both the plan and right side images, i get the impression that this vehicle is pitch forward allready.

Lift has to be created and then it has to be maintained.
This will hold station no doubt
Controlled directional capability
Think thats where it falls on its face. (NPI)

Only way i can see it happening without a major revision, multi directional rotors and houseing, and some decent sized control surfaces.

Nice concept though.
Great find OP.

I am hoping that this is real. I figure that it will cost about the same amount as a mid-sized car. Putting money away for it now.

On the very basic info supplied there, it needs revision not 2017, if it was an F1 team i could believe it it might happen by 2018/19.

But...maybe just maybe.

Theres so many issues, travel height restrictions, vehicle width and idle standing. Thats before we even get to pedestrian risk.

Much better investing your savings in a company thats developing the technology for this venture.

Nice contribution and thank you. :)

As far as I know it is legit, especially with the newer articles.

Spill lad come on haha

Yes there are many issues with such a new approach to mobile travel, you're right... but I do think it is encouraging that they've started testing 1/3 size scale model replica drones of these vehicles with robots already.

All I know is the content of the articles. :P

Lol

It would be cool to see what i dreamed of as a kid coming to life before i go,
It is a very real concept, problems along with all those others ive described are things like.
Regulation Licenseing insurance affordability maintainability practicality.

The list goes on but you know that, im still waiting for an authentic jetsons car.

NB on another note any rotary blades like this would probably need some kind of grill to stop pedestrians getting diced in an accident
Feel like colin chapman "no no no this is silly stop it now"
Still love to see posts like this gives me hope.

I completely understand your sentiments and I am pleased to read that this post has given you hope. There is a lot of hope. Technology is moving on exponentially, this is evident largely by the way the internet has allowed people to begin to share their ideas. The more we share, the more we advance as a species.

With regards to safety, you are absolutely right. There are many parameters in order to allow such an advanced concept to reach 'pedestrianility' so to speak; but it can be done, with advances in technology will also inevitably yield advances in safety protocols/features as well.

When this comes to production, no doubt there'll be a next generation airbag feature and allsorts of other things. :)

Most likely gyro stabilized using feedback to either control vanes or slight rotation of one rotor in the longitudinal plane. The control computer would probably have more authority than the rider, though that balance may be software adjustable.

My hoverbike is full of eels.

Meh, I'd rather have an ultralight and enjoy the view.

The idea of being limited to 10 feet of altitude, steering control being very slow to respond, and the ability to stop even worse, kinda makes that thing useless for normal transportation.

That pretty much just leaves recreational, military, and EMS uses.

It could be a good vehicle for search and rescue on varying terrains.

Just out of curiosity, what happens if you run out of fuel, or one of the fan motors craps out at 45mph, 10 feet off the ground?

I also suspect that if you piloted one of those things during hunting season, you'd draw a lot of fire. They all wear hearing protection in every video I found on that hoverbike, and they mute the audio, so I am guessing it is damn loud!

Last Edited by Rabid Wolf on 09/01/2014 04:54 PM

you might be able to buy one..but you sure as hell ain't going to be able to drive in populated towns and cities.

No, I live out in the hills and open areas. plenty of room to ride it.

Last Edited by Elfsong on 09/05/2014 11:51 PM