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#4255993 - 05/04/16 02:18 PM Hoverbike takes to the skies  
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This plumber made this in his garage, how cool is this!



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#4256015 - 05/04/16 03:09 PM Re: Hoverbike takes to the skies [Re: Top Gun]  
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That looks very,very unstable.Isn't this the guy who put a flame-thrower on his scooter? His neighbours must love him.


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#4256025 - 05/04/16 03:23 PM Re: Hoverbike takes to the skies [Re: Top Gun]  
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With a little more power, some gyros and computer assistance for stabilization and that thing could really work.


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#4256038 - 05/04/16 03:39 PM Re: Hoverbike takes to the skies [Re: Top Gun]  
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Colinfurze, this guy does all kinds of crazy stuff. Check out his youtube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp68_FLety0O-n9QU6phsgw


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#4256046 - 05/04/16 03:57 PM Re: Hoverbike takes to the skies [Re: Top Gun]  
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Aeroflex was working on one that appeared to have stabilization, etc., but it who knows when it will be out.

http://aerofex.com/



There's something cool about building it in your garage like that, though.


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#4256082 - 05/04/16 05:18 PM Re: Hoverbike takes to the skies [Re: Top Gun]  
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Very few things match building something very cool in your back yard.


The opinions of this poster are largely based on facts and portray a possible version of the actual events.

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#4256089 - 05/04/16 05:47 PM Re: Hoverbike takes to the skies [Re: Top Gun]  
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pfff, I take this one any day of the week, thank you very much:



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I KNOW this is NOT a UFO. This is another source for video documentation - on display at the U. S. Air Force Museum, in Dayton Ohio.


Apparently real I say.


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#4256138 - 05/04/16 07:32 PM Re: Hoverbike takes to the skies [Re: Top Gun]  
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I love Colins channel, been a long time sub.

Who cant love a guy that made a giant pulse jet engine just so he could use it to make fart noises at the French over the channel smile


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#4256144 - 05/04/16 07:39 PM Re: Hoverbike takes to the skies [Re: Top Gun]  
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Very cool!

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#4256876 - 05/06/16 06:22 AM Re: Hoverbike takes to the skies [Re: WileECoyote]  
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Originally Posted By: WileECoyote
pfff, I take this one any day of the week, thank you very much:



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I KNOW this is NOT a UFO. This is another source for video documentation - on display at the U. S. Air Force Museum, in Dayton Ohio.


Apparently real I say.

Cool. In most climates, you get to put 'er down in
the middle of your own personal brush fire...

#4257555 - 05/07/16 08:23 PM Re: Hoverbike takes to the skies [Re: Dart]  
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Originally Posted By: Dart
Very few things match building something very cool in your back yard.

Spoken by someone who definitely knows. thumbsup


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