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Offline astr0144

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The US Army is getting hoverbikes.
« on: June 22, 2015, 05:50:50 pm »
The US Army is getting hoverbikes.

I thought that this was just a model from Star Wars Movies... But it seems it is actually soon to be here for real !  :o

Seems like its based on Drone / hover technology...




Malloy Aeronautics, a UK-based company, has been slowly and publicly developing a hoverbike over the last few years — it even used Kickstarter to raise funds. But it looks like the project is now headed in a new direction, because the US Department of Defense just announced a deal with Malloy to develop the vehicle for the US Army.



The DoD is interested in the technology for a few reasons. For one, it's safe. The hoverbike's rotors are guarded so they won't tear into humans and other objects. It's also a cheaper option than, say, a helicopter. And it's more maneuverable in tight spaces, with options to operate it autonomously or with a human pilot.





Developers of the hoverbike told Reuters that they consider it ideal for search and rescue or cargo delivery missions. It could also be used for surveillance — plans for the full-scale version include an attachable humanoid figure with a head-mounted camera.



The first step in the deal will be to build a functioning full-scale model, and from there the DoD will reportedly design military-grade prototypes. In the meantime, Malloy Aeronautics will continue to make scale models while developing a commercial version of the hoverbike.


http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/22/8824729/us-army-hoverbikes-department-of-defense
« Last Edit: June 22, 2015, 06:11:32 pm by astr0144 »

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Re: The US Army is getting hoverbikes.
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2015, 03:10:30 am »
I bet that hover bike makes so much noise it could be heard over the horizon.
Have you noticed since everyone has a cell phone these days no one talks about seeing UFOs like they used to?

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Re: The US Army is getting hoverbikes.
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2015, 04:38:12 am »
I bet that hover bike makes so much noise it could be heard over the horizon.
And you would only have to throw something heavy into the rotors to disable it.
« Last Edit: June 23, 2015, 05:47:36 am by Pimander »

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Re: The US Army is getting hoverbikes.
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2015, 05:13:20 am »
And you would only have to throe something heavy into the rotors to disable it.
I saw that happen once with a motorcycle and a umbrella. The umbrella wasn't strong enough to make any real damage to the motorcycle, but it enough to stop it. :)

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Re: The US Army is getting hoverbikes.
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2018, 07:56:30 am »
Need to bump this along and see if anything new has happened with this; malloy's website is showing a quad rotor drone to deliver supplies with, but I am interested in the P1 flying motorcycle model

it would probably be noisy as hell, but it definitely looks like it would be fun to ride, just curious as to cruise speed and range along with cost, weight capacity, all that good stuff

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Re: The US Army is getting hoverbikes.
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2018, 09:47:33 am »
That is a different company, otterus, based out of Californicata; the original, Malloy Aero, is in the U.K.
but it also shows Malloy is working on them for the U.S. military...
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Re: The US Army is getting hoverbikes.
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2018, 10:58:21 am »


ah so it is seeker..
i couldn't find anything later that feb. 2017
and sorry i like the other one better..
just think of flying over your neighborhood at dusk with a loud laugh..
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAH  what fun
opps just remembered  guns...hummmm need a bulletproof suit

oh well the thought is enough , i guess



 


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