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Motor Bike + Ducted Radial Fans = HoverBike...?

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BiggerHammer:

--- Quote from: andyf on June 11, 2011, 11:27:43 AM ---Well, magic keeps Harry Potter on top of his broomstick, but on a device like that I'd be worried that with the  weight of a muggle like me sitting on top, the thing might invert and head groundwards under power-assisted gravity.

Andy

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Andy, I believe the most effective method for keeping the craft upright would be to attach a piece of buttered toast with the buttered side facing down to the top of the bike. Everyone knows that if you drop a piece it will ALWAYS land butter side down.

On a serious note I do like the look of the thing. It's just that it looks very unstable to me. Though I am rooting for him, it would be one heck of an accomplishment. If he can make it work the world will beat a path to his door.

KB3RLJ:
I want one! How would I get that insured? Aircraft or motorcycle? Once the agent gets his jaw off the floor I'll ask him.  :zap:

Bernd:

--- Quote from: KB3RLJ on June 11, 2011, 07:27:49 PM ---I want one! How would I get that insured? Aircraft or motorcycle?
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Start a new catagory = AIRCYCLE  :lol:  :lol:

Bernd

Pete.:
Since it surely must use ground-effect to keep a cositant hover height I wonder how they would cope with un-even surfaces? It's an ambitious project for sure but I think it'll be a long time before those tethers come off.

radfordc:

--- Quote from: Pete. on June 13, 2011, 05:30:16 PM ---Since it surely must use ground-effect to keep a cositant hover height I wonder how they would cope with un-even surfaces?
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You must have missed the part about hovering out of ground effect at 10,000 feet altitude!

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