Hoverbike
A hoverbike (or hovercycle) is a vehicle that can hover, but that otherwise resembles a motorbike, mainly by having at least two propulsive portions - one in front of and one behind the driver.
Aeronautic motors
Starting in 2014, Malloy Aeronautics has been developing a hoverbike that has experimented with quadcopter-like lift.[1] In 2015, the company announced collaboration with the United States Defense Department at the Paris Airshow.[2]
 World's first fully-manned hoverbike tested in Moscow on YouTube |
In April 2016, British inventor Colin Furze announced he had created a hoverbike using two paramotors.[3]
The Aero-X is a designed to carry up to two people.[4]
The Hoversurf Scorpion 3 is a hoverbike launched in 2017.[5]
In fiction
This concept is commonly used in futuristic cyberpunk games such as Mass effect 3 or Cyberpunk 2077[6]
- In the Star Wars universe, characters use speeder bikes lifted by repulsorlift engines.
- In Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard's crossover video game, heroes can use numerous types of hovercycles as mounts to increase their movement speed on the battlefield.
References
- ^ "Malloy Aeronautics Hoverbike Under Development « MotorcycleDaily.com – Motorcycle News, Editorials, Product Reviews and Bike Reviews". motorcycledaily.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Defense Department to develop UK hoverbike". Reuters. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Madhumita Murgia (29 April 2016). "British inventor builds incredible working hoverbike". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 Oct 2017.
- ^ Passary, Anu (16 May 2014). "Aero-X is a cool hover bike that can be yours in 2017... for $85,000". Tech Times. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ Orf, Darren (February 15, 2018). "The Scorpion-3 Is the World's First Manned Hoverbike". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "You can't control flying cars in Cyberpunk 2077". VG247. 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2019-04-20.