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Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here.
06/14/11 at 03:54:40

...yup, its not a typo, 10,000 feet folks, 10k

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Made by an Australian man, the flying bike - which has
sceptics questioning its validity online - has a weight of 105 kilograms
without fuel, its rotors are made of Tasmanian Oak and it will be able
to hover an estimated 10,000 feet above the ground.

But, according to its creator, Chris Malloy, 32, from North Ryde, it was
not targeted at "recreational use". It was more tailored for use at
wildlife parks, in films, cattle mustering, search and rescue and aerial
surveying, he said.

* Original article, plus moar photos here:
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/cartech/meet-the-australianmade-hoverbike-...

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Tincanman Serious Thumper Offline O~`o Posts: 566 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here. Reply #1 - 06/14/11 at 05:00:09 Star Wars here we come! LOL
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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here. Reply #2 - 06/14/11 at 05:09:13 could you imagine sitting on that thing hovering at 10,000 feet?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here. Reply #3 - 06/14/11 at 06:00:05 & so far, its only been "flown" tethered to the ground in 4 places, so it cant flip over. Looks to me like with someone sittin on it, its liable to be top heavy.. looks like a really pretty job of producing something that aint gonna werk.. but it sure a nice lookin thing.
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline On two wheels... again Posts: 3805 WV Gender:	Re: Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here. Reply #4 - 06/14/11 at 06:23:24 Hope they have a chute or something in case of engine failure!
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Southpaw Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline This ol' dog ain't staying on the porch! Posts: 920 Missouri Gender:	Re: Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here. Reply #5 - 06/14/11 at 07:43:39 And when you flip over ala "the old hammock trick", you have a motor and two spinning blades on top of you! Quick, get the camera and go git Bubba!
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here. Reply #6 - 06/14/11 at 07:58:59 Either a nice prop or an accident waiting to happen... We've all seen many hover devices, none of them worked.
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Re: Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here.
Reply #7 - 06/14/11 at 08:16:06

Southpaw wrote on 06/14/11 at 07:43:39:

And when you flip over ala "the old hammock trick", you have a motor and two spinning blades on top of you! Quick, get the camera and go git Bubba!

Here. hold muh beer & Ill show ya how to ride that thing..

Its gonna need at least some kinda ballast hanging down, so it dont flip & accelerate earthward

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Sunchasers Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks the Rockies! Posts: 232 Northern Colorado Gender:	Re: Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here. Reply #8 - 06/14/11 at 08:41:17 Doesn't look like it has fuel capacity to reach 10,000 feet... lol No thank you!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here. Reply #9 - 06/14/11 at 08:42:45 Sunchasers wrote on 06/14/11 at 08:41:17: Doesn't look like it has fuel capacity to reach 10,000 feet... lol No thank you! Ohh yea,, its got gas to GET to 10,000 feet... he he he...
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here. Reply #10 - 06/14/11 at 09:02:57 I can sure hear it now - Hey hold my beer and watch this.......
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Sunchasers Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks the Rockies! Posts: 232 Northern Colorado Gender:	Re: Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here. Reply #11 - 06/14/11 at 09:08:28 But the "victory" roll would be totally awesome!
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29288 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here. Reply #12 - 06/14/11 at 09:48:05 Great... he invented a rungless ladder... ...
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stinger Serious Thumper Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 848	Re: Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here. Reply #13 - 06/15/11 at 01:09:56 I wonder if it fails at 10,000 ft, if you get your money back?
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Sunchasers Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks the Rockies! Posts: 232 Northern Colorado Gender:	Re: Oh noes! - The Hoverbike is here. Reply #14 - 06/15/11 at 07:27:04 stinger wrote on 06/15/11 at 01:09:56: I wonder if it fails at 10,000 ft, if you get your money back?
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