Watching CGI in Hollywood movies so tempting! Isn’t it? Even though those are Computer-generated Graphics, but one can’t resist the temptation of using those futuristic vehicles. Well, what if that was true and we could do something about our temptations? Best way to avoid traffic Jams Buy a Flying Motorcycle.
Jetpack Aviation has taken on the challenge and figured out a way to make motorcycles fly. its flying motorcycle, The Speeder, capable of flying at an altitude of 15,000 ft for up to 20-minutes and 150 mph (240 km/h) speeds. You can reserve your own flying motorcycle for $10,000.The Speeder builds on JPA’s jet turbine expertise, developed over the years working on the company’s astounding JB-series jetpacks. Powered by 4 turbojet engines, the self-stabilizing motorcycle with the fly-by-wire control system has the capacity of producing a thrust of 705 lbs to carry 105 kg airframe and a pilot of up to 109 kg. It also has vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities.The bike can be controlled by hand controls with different add-ons including a two-way aviation radio system for air-to-air and air-to-ground communications and a 12-inch touch screen navigation panel.Safety is high on the list of priorities as even with one of the turbojet engines down, it can self-stabilize.Like the JB-series jetpacks – and indeed the Zapata Flyboard– it’s more or less a tilt-to-accelerate kind of deal, so it’ll be interesting to see how that’s achieved via the controls. In terms of safety, well, there’s some redundancy built into the system, and it can still self-stabilize if one of the jets goes down. Any more than that, and you’ll be wishing you took the bus that day.
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Expectedly, such a technology won’t be coming cheap, and costs around $400K. According to the company, the motorcycle allows you 10-22 minutes in the air depending on the weight of the pilot, altitude and the type of fuel used. We’d be seeing two types of the Speeder: a recreational one and an ultralight one. To operate such a machine, a pilot’s license would be required and an experimental version of the machine would be released soon in America.
