flying bike

[amberwolf]

There's already a thread going about this one but I can't find it right now.

[Hobbit]

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[itselectric]

There's already a thread going about this one but I can't find it right now.

Could you please delete the entry? Since it's already duplicated.

thanks!

[parajared]

There's no way you would get me in that death trap. That thing is more likely to plummet and tumble rather than autorotate down to earth. I have flown helicopters and the smaller you go the tougher they are to land in an engine out scenario. You would crash and die in something like that. I have flown an aircraft similiar to the Skike however. The Skike is a bicycle/paramotor and you can land easily power off. Someone did a cross country trip on one, both in the air and on the ground.

[Doctorbass]

A friend of mine sent me this info:

The final concept of flying bike was introduced on press conferece in Prague. Bike is developed by association of 3 Czech companies (Duratec, Technodat, Evektor) and supported by French Company Dassault System.
The flying "maschine" has four main motors (10kW) and one main propeller diam. 1300mm. Weight of bike is 85 kg and maximal weight for flying is 170 kg. Suppossed time of flight: 3-5 minuts

http://www.duratec.cz/de/articles/24-flying-bike/


Look like some also have imagination like us


Doc

[Philistine]

After the Police helicopter made me land, with a straight face I would point the officer towards my Hyena Big Cock sticker and calmly say "But it's only 200 watts occifer".

[ohzee]

lol - looks like something my son would make with gary's mod..

still I believe it if they only exepct 3-5 minutes of flight time.

[TylerDurden]

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[Miles]

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[parajared]

The mythbusters made something like this. The short story is that you need a ton of power for something like this to work, and ton of power= lots of weight. This doesn't have potential to do anything useful.

If you are looking for a flying bike however there is the flyke. I haven't specifically flown the flyke, but I have flown the similiar trikebuggy, and can verify that there is in fact a stable flying bike platform already out there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... lnPGbCEak#!

[999zip999]

That guy on the bike needs some ear protection. Doc they need a test pilot. A guy has a flying boat. It's a 14ft. avon with a hang glider wing and a big fan on back It's for two people. But only seen it fly once. The harbour patrol falow him out and let him fly. I guess they didn't know what to do.

[Samd]

It's gonna need a cromotor...

[MadRhino]

I don't care about how something is going to fly, as much as how it is going to land.

[Hillhater]

more CGI imaging.
..its the adult equivalent of giving kids a set a crayons for the first time !

[WALLEY]

WOW THat looks like it could be alot of fun both to design an fly I hope it works

[Hillhater]

WOW THat looks like it could be alot of fun both to design an fly I hope it works

The ICE powered one has slim to no chance of getting beyond prototype testing.
The electric "CGI fantasie" has ZERO chance of ever getting beyond being a software image or an RC model at best.!

[Gow864]

WOW THat looks like it could be alot of fun both to design an fly I hope it works

The ICE powered one has slim to no chance of getting beyond prototype testing.
The electric "CGI fantasie" has ZERO chance of ever getting beyond being a software image or an RC model at best.!

WOW! you can see into the future!! How do you so that???

[Hillhater]

WOW! you can see into the future!! How do you so that???

I use a very rare sense ....Common sense !!

[Dauntless]

Why do people refer to COMMON sense as a good thing? It's common sense that drives a lemming to follow the other lemmings as they dash over hill and dale, then off a cliff. Often the common sense is an unfortunate malady.

I'll stick to inspirations more. . .CANNY.

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[HAROX]

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[The fingers]

Remember the Flymow flying lawnmower? (rotary mower with NO wheels) The dust it raised would trigger a tornado warning! IMHO, make the tires gigantic balloons and fill them with helium or hydrogen to provide additional lift and cushioning for rough landings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wG9YFW5DpA

[Kingfish]

Remember the Flymow flying lawnmower? (rotary mower with NO wheels) The dust it raised would trigger a tornado warning! IMHO, make the tires gigantic balloons and fill them with helium or hydrogen to provide additional lift and cushioning for rough landings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wG9YFW5DpA

Actually, I believe the vacuum created by this vaporware would have exceedingly high lifting capability.

Then again:
What goes up... must come down ♪ ♬

Alan Parson's Project: Pyramid Album - What goes up

What goes up, must come down
What must rise, must fall
And what goes on in your life
Is writing on the wall
If all things must fall
Why build a miracle at all
If all things must pass
Even a miracle won't last
What goes up, must come down
What must stand alone?
And what goes on, in your mind
Is turning into stone
If all things must fall
Why build a miracle at all
If all things must pass
Even a pyramid won't last

How can you be so sure?
How do you know what the earth will endure?
How can you be so sure?
That the wonders you've made in you life
Will be seen
By the millions who'll follow to visit the site
Of your dream?

What goes up, must come down
What goes round, must come round
What's been lost, must be found

The gravity of this has not escaped me.
~KF

[The fingers]

Can a vapor exit in a vacuum? Sorry, bad idea; the lighter than air gas would turn the vehicle up side down, causing it to suffer a catastrophic power loss (ie: the rider would become a skydiver). http://www.seogoggles.com/flymow-hovercraft-lawnmowers/

[HAROX]

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[Hillhater]

Why do people refer to COMMON sense as a good thing? It's common sense that drives a lemming to follow the other lemmings as they dash over hill and dale, then off a cliff.

If the Lemmings tale were true.. ( which it isnt,.. they dont jump off cliffs in a mad rush !,..thats a COMMON misconception !).. then that would be "herd instinct" ..not common sense.
Common sense would prevent any singly thinking being,.. NOT to jump off a cliff !

PS:.. The misconception of Lemmings jumping in mass off a cliff, is largely due to Walt Disney having thousands of Lemmings mechanically hurled off a cliff so he could film a scene for his movie White Wilderness in 1958.
( Good old Walt, ..he knows how to entertain kids !)