First Flying Motorcycle is on The Way

If you are a huge fan of sci-fi movies you already watched iRobot, Star Wars, then this article is for you.

The flying motorcycle is like Starwars speeders cross with a helicopter and jetski. And now it's almost ready to hit the market. It sounds super cool. There is a new company in Japan called Jetpack Aviation to introduce the world's first fly bike.

The Speeder is a marvel of engineering that necessitated Jetpack Aviation to develop its flight-control software program to monitor and adjust thrust. The result of that year-and-a-half of development is an easy-to-use system that acts as a standard motorcycle and automatically stabilizes the vehicle in flight. It can take off and land vertically from most surfaces, taking up nearly the same area as a vehicle, and it can be programmed to fly independently.

The bike will be featuring a 104 kg machine that can fly on diesel or kerosene. It's also fully stabilized and features a fly-by-wire.

As I said, the futuristic-looking flying motorcycle created by Jetpack Aviation is on its way. It's still in development; landing and take-off will have jet turbine engines to provide thrust.

The best part is that the aircraft will fly on tiny wings powered by zero-carbon fuel.

The company expects to make these intelligent flying bikes available in 2023. We can expect two recreational models at a price tag, $385k each, to fly around an hour at a speed of 150 mph and more than 15k feet.

We could have an ultralight version which requires no pilot’s license] ready within two years and an experimental category version within six months after that,” Jetpack Aviation CEO David Mayman told Robb Report. “The ultralight version would be limited to 60 mph (FAA rules) and a flight time of 15 minutes. The experimental version would require a basic pilot’s license to fly. The speed of this version would be approximately 250 mph with a flight time of about 35 minutes.

JetPack Aviation Corporation spent nearly 10 years and $10 million to develop an 85-pound aluminum and carbon-fiber contraption that uses 11 gallons of jet fuel. The company is now looking for $2 million to $5 million to add rocket-propelled parachutes - in case of emergency landings - and bring its jetpack to market for around $285,000 per unit.

Although the initial design called for four turbines (as shown in the photographs accompanying this article), the final product will feature eight, two at each corner of the bike for safety via redundancy. They will also provide tremendous power, allowing the Speeder, which weighs around 300 pounds, to transport 600 pounds, a size-to-payload ratio that distinguishes the Speeder from other VTOL boats. Hand controls, a 12-inch navigation screen, and a radio system are also included with the air cycle.

Before the machine is completed, an improved Speeder 2.0 prototype will go through more intense testing this summer and fall. The testing of the new prototype is set to start in early 2022. Jetpack has agreed to use Prometheus Fuels, Inc.'s 100 percent zero net-carbon fuel for all of its operations, including future testing.

The company is also anticipating developing a heavy-duty model for military and recuse missions. I am a firm believer that smart transportation is the future.

I was extremely surprised when I read about the flying bike first time last month. I love to take my bike in summer; although summers are short in my area.

I cannot wait to see this machine in our hands. I know it's super expensive but let's keep an eye on other big companies to produce such a bike that will increase the competition and reduce the price.

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