Hoverbike Flying Closer to Reality

Another long-standing dream of many technological inventors is quickly approaching reality. U.S.- and British-based firms are cooperating in the development of an individual flying platform they call a hoverbike. They say it may revolutionize the concept of flying, including in the U.S. military. The device, a quadcopter, is in the initial stages of testing before a human pilot takes a seat in it. The concept was developed by New Zealand inventor Chris Malloy, who wanted to build a...

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