FRANCE: A flying bike, like the one ridden by Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi, could soon be a reality, thanks to a Kiwi designer and his team.
Chris Malloy of Malloy Aeronautics (MA) has teamed up with a defence firm to develop hoverbike technology for the US Department of defence, the company announced today.
MA has an ongoing research and development contract with the US Army Research Laboratory to create the hoverbike, which will be used for tactical reconnaissance.
MA, which was based in the UK, has now opened an office in Maryland in the Unites States.
MA has developed a smaller version of the hoverbike for retail that operates as a drone, but wanted to develop a model that can withstand the weight of an adult.
A prototype has been created but was not in its final stages yet.
The hoverbike was designed to replace the need for helicopters in certain situations such as herding cattle, MA said on its website.
“The Hoverbike is the result of years worth of [work],” the website said.
“We combined the simplicity of a motorbike and the freedom of a helicopter to create the world’s first flying motorcycle.
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