A new type of Hover bike

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akA-B64RACU[/video]

[The bike] originates from a design abandoned in the 1960s because of stability and rollover problems. Aerofex, a California-based firm, fixed the stability issue by creating a mechanical system — controlled by two control bars at knee-level — that allows the vehicle to respond to a human pilot’s leaning movements and natural sense of balance.

But Aerofex does not plan to immediately develop and sell a manned version. Instead, the aerospace firm sees the aerial vehicle as a test platform for new unmanned drones — heavy-lift robotic workhorses that could use the same hover technology to work in agricultural fields, or swiftly deliver supplies to search-and-rescue teams in rough terrain.

Woah, now that looks cool. Sucks they are not making them for us to fuck around with. We will just have to wait for the Aussie built hoverbike. I think the Aussie one looks much sexier. I’m not biased at all.

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