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It is, basically its just a variation of that iconic british invention, the hovercraft. However that being said, it looks like one hell of a fun variation. If they ever get the bugs worked out and it gets certified, I will be wanting one.....probably be as much fun as good old "nudge nudge, wink wink", I mean, combining the joys of both flying and biking.......hmmmmm, why am I remembering the Orgasmatron machine from the old Woody Allen film?????sunshine229 wrote:No way, that can't be real!!!
If I am not mistaken, the article stated that beast uses contra-rotating fans (its a ducted fan system as apposed to an open prop system) to cancel out the gyroscopic effect, somewhat like the rotor system employed by the Chinook helicopters. I would think to be stable, they would have to use some form of gyroscopic control system linked to the flight control surfaces (if any) or to the fan ducts somehow. When the rider or pilot (or should that rilot or pider?) tries to bank too far over, the system automatically brings the machine back to a more stable level. If not, I can see a lot of these falling out of the sky.Grey Thumper wrote:I wonder how stable it is though. What happens if the rider ends up leaning to one side? I'm not sure if the gyroscopic effect of the props works similarly to the gyroscopic effect of a bike's spinning wheels.