Looking
forward to Flying? Look at this Hovercraft that rides like a Motorcycle.
It's
like a Star Wars inspired Imperial Speeder Bike. The Aero-X hovers above the
ground at a maximum altitude of 12 feet (3.6 m) and can reach airspeeds of 45
mph (72 kmh). It can carry two people to a maximum load of 310 lbs (140 kgs).
Aero-X
inventor Mark De Roche, an aerospace engineer and Chief Technology Officer for
Aerofex Corporation who manufacture the Aero-X, wasn't trying to create a Star
Wars Imperial Speeder. He wanted to create a better all-terrain vehicle.
The
problem with all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) is that they are not all terrain. You
can't go over water, chasms or through swamps.
The
hover-bike provides search and rescue crews, emergency responders, border
patrols, surveyors, farmers, ranchers and other users with an affordable
vehicle that combines the benefits of all-terrain vehicles, aircraft and
watercraft into one machine.
The
Aero-X has a kinesthetic control system, which means the vehicle is controlled
by leaning against knee and handle bars to steer it sideways, backward or
forward.
"You
can learn to operate it safely in just a weekend of training," says De
Roche. Aerofex, based in Manhattan Beach, California is selling the Aero-X for
$85,000 for delivery by 2017.
Modern inventions for flying include this
hovercraft that rides like a motorcycle.
It's like a Star Wars inspired Imperial Speeder
Bike. The Aero-X hovers above the ground at a
maximum altitude of 12 feet (3.6 m) and
can reach airspeeds of 45 mph (72 kmh). It
can carry two people to a maximum load of
310 lbs (140 kgs).
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