The Hoverbide is Finally Here!
Rob Temple
We always seem to be on the cusp of personal vehicles that hover, float and fly, when all of a sudden development deadlines get cruelly pushed back another decade or two. But currently the web is awash with reports telling us that Back To The Future-style travel is going to hit us within a decade. The following vehicles are all being developed and tweaked, and deposits are being taken from those who want a place in the queue. These machines are all large, noisy and, for most of us, very expensive, but it seems that finally they will be ours. Oh yes, they will be ours…
Hoverbikes
Arriving in 2017
Flying up to 10 feet off the ground at 45mph, the Aero-X is effectively a hovercraft that rides like a motorcycle. It’s designed to be used by anyone, from thrill seekers to those wanting to adapt the Aero-X for search and rescue, border patrol, disaster relief or agricultural use. It seats two people and flies at just under the 3.7m benchmark that requires a pilot’s license in the US. You’ll reach 44mph and it runs for 75 minutes on a full tank of ordinary gas. It’s expected to cost $85,000 and will go on sale in 2017. Or if you want a hoverboard – one that will only work on water – check out the awesome sport of kitefoiling.
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We always seem to be on the cusp of personal vehicles that hover, float and fly, when all of a sudden development deadlines get cruelly pushed back another decade or two. But currently the web is awash with reports telling us that Back To The Future-style travel is going to hit us within a decade. The following vehicles are all being developed and tweaked, and deposits are being taken from those who want a place in the queue. These machines are all large, noisy and, for most of us, very expensive, but it seems that finally they will be ours. Oh yes, they will be ours…
Hoverbikes
Arriving in 2017
Flying up to 10 feet off the ground at 45mph, the Aero-X is effectively a hovercraft that rides like a motorcycle. It’s designed to be used by anyone, from thrill seekers to those wanting to adapt the Aero-X for search and rescue, border patrol, disaster relief or agricultural use. It seats two people and flies at just under the 3.7m benchmark that requires a pilot’s license in the US. You’ll reach 44mph and it runs for 75 minutes on a full tank of ordinary gas. It’s expected to cost $85,000 and will go on sale in 2017. Or if you want a hoverboard – one that will only work on water – check out the awesome sport of kitefoiling.
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