American society Aerofex took advantage of the international conference American
Helicopter Society in San Francisco to present its prototype flying motorcycle .
The wheels of this machine have been replaced by two powerful rotors evoking those
an airboat .
With these two steerable ducted fans , the unit may rise
above the ground and simply responds to bodily movements of the driver.
Tested in the Mojave Desert in California (see the video), this bike
Flying could reach speeds of nearly 50 km / h and an altitude of 4
meters. However, engineers need to improve their prototype man-
that further stability. In addition , the machine is extremely noisy.
Difficult to envisage a public use. But the founder of Aerofex
Mark Roche imagine a different future for his flying motorcycle . Although
prototype was presented with a driver, the company works Aerofex
currently on a version drone for late 2013 .
The device could find applications in agriculture for the heavy lifting , but
also as a support for rescue teams to move over rough terrain and difficult
accessible.
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