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General => Lobby => Topic started by: Darren Dirt on August 25, 2014, 02:58:26 PM

Title: Hoverbike
Post by: Darren Dirt on August 25, 2014, 02:58:26 PM
reality soon?

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/video/hoverbike-aims-aviation-level-170018218.html

cool beans.


"UK-based Malloy Aeronautics is preparing to test a manned quadcopter capable of out-manouvering a helicopter and presenting a new paradigm for aerial vehicles. A 1/3-sized scale model is already gaining popularity with drone enthusiasts around the world, with the full-sized manned model expected to take flight in the near future."

Title: Re: Hoverbike
Post by: Mr. Analog on August 25, 2014, 03:26:28 PM
The scale and stability of that prototype made me think of Thunderbirds for some reason ... and I LOL'd
Title: Re: Hoverbike
Post by: Lazybones on August 25, 2014, 03:42:30 PM
I saw their two fan version and I always thought they would never solve the stability problem..

The new over lapping fan is basically a quadro copter with a narrow foot print... I look forward to seeing a scaled up version to see if it works full size... The logic for stabilizing a four blade system has been simplified to toy level already if it works here they might really have something people would want.