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Offline Arlo

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Flying car? How about a flying bike?
« on: July 06, 2013, 07:36:38 PM »
No, not:



This:



"Paravelo, according to XploreAir, is said to be the world's first flying bicycle, capable of altitudes up to 4,000 feet. It is a combination of a para wing and conventional bicycle. As you can see from the image below, at the heart of this bike's design is a towed lightweight trailer carrying a powerful fan.

In order to fly one connects the bike and trailer, unfurls a flexible wing and fires up an electric starer motor, which in turn gets the biofuel-powered fan going. The theory on take off is simple - find some open space, rev this sucker up to its 15 MPH speed and up you go into the skies, hitting a top air speed of 25 MPH.

This ultra-light aircraft, which can fly for up to three hours, includes an optional tent to camp with after you land somewhere in the outback. When not in use, the entire flying bike and tent reportedly packs down easy to store inside one's home or office."

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Re: Flying car? How about a flying bike?
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2013, 07:40:04 PM »
 :rofl
Unit cost?
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Offline Arlo

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Re: Flying car? How about a flying bike?
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2013, 07:46:07 PM »
:rofl
Unit cost?

Those that also ultimately choose to buy one will be getting for themselves a vehicle who's cost and running expenses "are comparable with a small family car."

- http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/paravelo-flying-bicycle-not-just-pie-sky.html#mkcpgn=fbsci1

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Re: Flying car? How about a flying bike?
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2013, 07:53:55 PM »
That article is written like a hippy wet dream.
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Re: Flying car? How about a flying bike?
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2013, 02:12:16 AM »
Thats not a Bike... its a Trike!  :rolleyes:


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Re: Flying car? How about a flying bike?
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2013, 06:21:32 PM »
That's just a para glider with wheels. Hardly new. It's not even a two seater. As far as I can see the only innovation is that it has pedals.  Those things aren't exactly practical modes of transport. Great fun.