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07/01/2006

(Video) $25,000 Flying Motorcycle

Larry Neal, a former test pilot, created this flying motorcycle "called the Super Sky Cycle " -- "a cross between a motorcycle and an autogyro". Video after the jump.
The flying bike goes as fast as 70 mph in the air and 60 mph on the road, and sells for around $25 grand!
[via Neatorama]

This entry was posted on 07/01/2006 3:44pm and is filed under Gadgets, Mods, Video, Weird .
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Posted at 07/01/2006 5:02pm by Nerowski
so... a pilot's license is required?
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Posted at 07/01/2006 5:36pm by Mr Smith
Thats nothing new... isn't it just h sme as a gyrocopter? here.
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Posted at 07/01/2006 11:15pm by Jerry
Wow... news from 1969. Hundreds of Bensen Gyrocopters have already been built: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/air_power/ap32.htm
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Posted at 07/02/2006 02:14am by Alfredo
Wtf? Its the same gyrocopter. The diference is that is portable, and you can may run on streets. but OW...who will run on street with it? let me cut some heads!! =D
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Posted at 07/02/2006 06:32am by Mr Smith
Oh i know its portable but wasn't there a portable version in Bond? i guess the guys did patent the idea.
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Posted at 07/02/2006 06:33am by Mr Smith
Oh i know its portable but wasn't there a portable version in Bond? i guess the guys didn't patent the idea.
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Posted at 07/03/2006 4:14pm by Dan
A "gyrocopter" has a powered rotor right? and wings? this has neither. the rotor spins when you move forward and thats what creates lift, it is not connected to a motor at all. So to me, this looks like a pretty new concept. In any case its cool, i dont know how practical, but cool non the less.
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Posted at 07/03/2006 5:32pm by wil
If its a super lightweight craft, I belive you don't need a liscense to fly it (as with most gyrocopters).
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Posted at 07/04/2006 3:45pm by Jason
That is so Howard the Duck!
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Posted at 07/08/2006 01:42am by jaksta
Looks about as safe as falling off a cliff in concrete boots.Not to mention nerdier than pewee herman.
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Posted at 07/09/2006 3:15pm by stiv
Shouldn't the propeller be enclosed in some type of cage for street use? I can't see how it would be street legal without a cage; anything that touches the blade is either going to be chopped off or shatter the blade and send shard flying in all directions. It would be negligent not to have some form of protective device around it. Or, why not have some form of chain drive to the rear wheels that can be deactivated when the prop is in use, and a clutch to the prop that disengages when the rear wheels are in use? It may cost a little more but it would make the entire thing a little more practical. The whole concept is nothing more than a novelty. He may sell a few, but it's going to go the same way as the prop driven flying cars of the past.
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Posted at 08/30/2006 07:15am by jj
It's a gyrocopter, plain and simple. And as with all "flying cars", it's really just a roadable aircraft. The notion of being able to take off from a highway (to jump over traffic-jams) is complete fantasy. The current global system of air-traffic control does not appreciate those kinds of antics. Probably a good thing too, or seeing these contraptions dangling from overhead powerlines (with a skeleton in the cockpit) could become a familiar sight on our highways...
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Posted at 11/10/2006 04:36am by dizzle
looks like some cobbled up junk made by some loser with too much money and absolutely no real world common sense.
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