The Flite Bike

Juniper Foo | Nov 21, 2005

Hi ho, Silver, away! Now here's the kind of wacky idea you probably won't think so crazy when you're stuck in killer traffic, right behind a lorry with a leaky diesel exhaust, and suffering a full bladder. Just take off and fly over them with the Flite Bike, a kit that equips your motorbike with wings. There're just two bitsy problems. At US$19,800 for the kit, that can buy you an awful lot of choppers as gifts for your family. Plus the Flite Bike gear works on only Honda Reflex scooters. If neither is a problem, then your flying carriage can keep 113kg (250lb) of body mass airborne for up to 2.5 hours. One supposes that a status light will alert you when the fuel starts to run low, and that you will need to factor in a safe takeoff and landing distance.

Get the big picture | guy on bike (images from The Spaceship Factory)

Via Mike's List

Price: US$19,800
Availability: Read more here
Device: Motorbike flying kit
Basic specs: Custom Flite Bike airframe, ram-air powered parachute canopy wing, 65-hp Rotax 582 liqiuid-cooled 2-cycle aircraft engine, 4-blade composite prop

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