I want to help contribute my knowledge on Aerodynamics and design. Can I help contribute my talent and knowledge for free to make the final product perfect?
You wouldn't be mad if I tried to design and build one myself would you? :) haha I'm being serious though.. I already drew out a basic concept on paper
Looks like it would become very unstable due to it being extremely top heavy. The rotors would have to be elevated past the rider to be stable just like a helicopter. With the rotos underneath the rider there is nothing to stop the machine from flipping over since you don't have stabilizer rotos. I hope to see it fly soon. This would be revolutionary the to way we travel
Why do you ask for donations toward a goal of $1.1M publicly when I'm almost certain you won't reach it considering you only have 73k now? Have you not gone to potential investors and made them feel comfortable lending money toward your business? If not, why not? Something wrong with your business model or the prototype working? If you do have investors, I hope you give those donations back to those people who thought they had a chance of getting a prototype when clearly they don't anymore.
Everyone these days is so fast to discredit when obviously an unfathomable amount of testing must be done before any showing can take place. Don't listen to the nay-sayers and follow your dreams man! Looking great so far.
You know, every invention gets 'poked at' by the public - George Stephenson would back me up. I also have invented stuff and know what you are going through. Don't be disheartened and keep moving forward - but be ready to accept change when it is required. Are we going to see the tethered flight footage? Great project, look forward to the next stages.
Malloy and his team are soliciting donations to raise $1.1 million (Australian dollars) to get to the next stage of development in their project. As of Friday, hoverbike fans had pitched in $69,125, according to the site's donation page. it dosent fly they dont know if it ever will. your just a sucka, so go on and pay them good inventors some money ;)
Personally, I'm beginning to think that you *and* Urban Aero need to add 'Coanda Effect' fairings under your fan blades, for added stability and control, e.g. see the Youtube video titled: 'Aesir Coanda-effect VTOL UAV.'
You've got a beautiful prototype. It's a wonderful project! I just don't see how you'll ever exert any real control over it in flight, unless you make some major adjustments to the design.
Urban Aeronautics has been working on a (much) larger version of this. Their now working prototype, alone, is much larger than this. iow, a working hovercraft is more than possible. It's already a reality. How it does in the marketplace (and with government laws and regulations) is another matter, entirely.
@aierce HAHAHAHAHA sorry mate epic fail on your behalf , this the donk out of a Merc motorbike that IMHO has way enough power ,with shows like Mythbusters its more like "what will the show budget and producers allow , mate dont believe every factual show on TV take the parabolic mirror ep (archimedes death ray) that showed on MB ,it was proven to work by an Australian inventor and was able to focus so well it could light a fire 300 m away from the mirror ,mythbusters ep = coordination FAIL
i like it, would take this and change some stuff around, i dont find this certain design practical, looks unstable and uncomfortable. would like to see it actually fly
@killerair13 That would be dangerous as fuck. If it were to function properly, then it would control like a helicopter, and controlling it like a helicopter would be pretty technically impressive for something that doesn't even have a steering wheel yet.
the Wright brothers wasnt the first person to make an invention that flys... they just had higher publicity... able to make them the first to show they invented it
Pretty sweet progress so far. Seems a lot less likely to ever make happen if expecting them to be stable more than a few feet off ground-level though. (for a zillion reasons) I'd forget "10,000' estimated" & shoot towards a very limited altitude for the first product. Good luck!
Maybe get one of those BRS Parachutes used in ultralights just in case things go wrong you could "Emergency Abort". Of course the chute would only be effective above 500 feet or so
Hi,dont listen just carry on and do it . The safest way to learn how to fly her would be to slide her from an aircraft at 15000 feet approx.Running try all the flight combinations and balance.Then the pilot if not in full control parachutes from the rig and then the rig self parachutes to safety after powering down.Simple well it could be?Regards Peter.
Hi,dont listen just carry on and do it i can actually think of many ways in order to make this fly and wouldnt need much in the way of redesign i would love to fly a test rig for you too.I live in Gingin W.A.
I think the rotors need to be set a bit higher, well above the center of mass when the rider is on board...that will reduce the chance of overturning at altitude. The counter-rotating propellers will render it fairly stable, but you can't have too many precautions.
And yes, I heartily approve of lots and LOTS of ground testing before attempting a manned flight.
@RedwoodTheElf some research into VTOL craft will show you why that wouldnt work, actually having weight above the props makes them easier to move around. the manner your thinking is lift similar to that from a balloon, always straight up. problem is, the lift from a prop is always at a vector from the props shaft so gravity has little to do with what direction it wants to move, except down lol
If that were true, then why does every single helecopter have the rotors on TOP and not underneath, if having the rotors below the center of gravity would make them fly better? The answer: Stability. You do NOT want a vehicle (particularly one where the rider is out in the open) to be "Easy" to flip over.
@RedwoodTheElf because helicopters operate differently than a FIXED pitch propeller. some also have gyroscopic stabilizers built into the rotor heads. helicopters also have cyclic control, something this does not, which allows them to move where the center of lift is at from the main shaft. so if the heli starts drifting sideways, the pilot increases lift on that side via cyclic control and the heli goes level.
this craft has none of the things a helicopter does to keep it stable.
@RedwoodTheElf no, that helicopters are more stable by nature, this is never going to be self stable, it will likely need a computer like the martin jetpack does.
I don't doubt that he can and will get the thing to hover. Electronics are fast and cheap enough to do that. I wonder how he will get it to go forward with any significant velocity, and, assuming he crosses that bridge, how he gets it to STOP.
Mate this is most impressive , fantastic concept. Many have tried and failed to even get it to this stage.
I would love to know what your career background is.
Best of luck and keep pushing the envolope , this has been an idea for quite a while for alot of techno junkies , well since Star Wars and the like fueled the idea , just great to see someone run with it.
hi mr Chris Malloy, i think your work is awesome! anyway,just wanted to suggest, why not put a GYRO device on that badass ride? so it will make it stable or sumthn.. oh and maybe make the landing feet a little bit higher so that its not that low on the ground and maybe a suspension? for smother landings,hehe... anywayz goodluck on ure project dude!!!
Stop development and testing, now. It's a complete waste of your time and money.
Besides being highly unstable, it's going to be so noisy that it will get banned. If you ride it down the road it's going to throw stuff up into the faces of pedestrians and other motorists and it's going to be almost impossible to turn corners...
It's nice if you're going to use this only in movie productions, but as a mode of transport it's going to fail.
@Time4TruthDOTorg .. according to them the thing FLYS .. its classed as a low-altitude flight vehicle, the same catagory as an ultra-light. This thing wont be anywhere near roads.
@Time4TruthDOTorg Oh and of course you are an all knowing intelligent supreme being that decides humanities future with nothing more than a click of your finger.
What have you done today to advance man kinds progress towards a better future? . . perhaps making yourself sterile would be the biggest and best thing you could do.
Dont hate because some one is willing to try/do something your small brain and tiny intelect could never comprehend,
All the people who believe this can't work or couldn't be stable do not understand aviation. The principle was demonstrated quite successfully decades ago with the piaseki airgeep. Whilst likely not the safest flying device in the world ever proposed, Mr Malloy's beautiful creation certainly has the potential to fly with further development.
Doubters may view earlier historic incarnations here watch?v=4SERvwWALOM
@ronburgandy1111 Go easy on the clichés. "The Wright brothers were laughed at as well"; yeah... and so were the people who invented the inflatable dart board.
Aye you're right. I'm simply an aspiring and unmotivated 17 year-old senior in high school. :P I check up on Malloy's site often and plan on making a donation when I have a decent sum and whatnot.
@idiotfiles I dunno, you sound pretty switched on for a 17 year old :-) Sorry, I misinterpreted your comment. Think big and that's where you end up! Best of luck to ya :-)
This is a sensation!... I applaud your work to date, your creativity and commitment. And to the nay-sayers and critics I say you are simple minded prats, who don't understand the budgetary limitations and the fundamentals of physics and engineering. Mr Malloy is on the precipice of something spectacular--and anybody with a brain can see that! I definitely want a Hoverbike! But does it only come in black?!
Have you thought about renting a crane to test it? You could be tethered by four guys on fishing poles from the bottom and a safety rope on a pulley from the top.
That is so cool! I've used rolls of carbon fiber to reinforce windsurfing boards I made when I was too cheap to buy them. Carbon fiber is expensive but really strong. Why does it look like I could use kiddie pools as molds and cover some Styrofoam to make the framework? It would be cool making some prototypes out of eglass on a smaller scale and lawn equipment engines and RC. Have you talked to any windsurfers? Weatherize it and fly it over water man. There's your safety net!
i say well done for what u have achieved so far, to MorganFawnern and rest of the sad twats get a life and give man sum credit, did we think 200 years ago we have planes and super cars most prob not, but with time it happened. and even today we r designing and building better planes and cars so his concept of a different way to travel is a dream which we only see in films, people like himself and many others around the world r trying to live a dream so what so wrong it that
About 10 years ago a company in California named Millennium Jet built a flying machine using 2 ducted fans powered by a small internal combustion engine, which they called "Solotrek", and which was much more stable than this "hoverbike". The company is now called Trek Aerospace and it is still developing the concept. Its website can be found by googling their name. They may be interested in seeking financial redress for the use of designs which they have pioneered.
One way to reduce the tendency for the craft to flip would be for the rider to be lower relative to the rotors, so its not top-heavy. If most of the weight is hanging below the lift points then it will already be in a stable configuration and not flip. The only downside I can see is the pilot having to deal with the prop blast.
Consider the possibility of a round ring that is attached to the outer tips of the props. Kind of like a holahoop made of metal with a three or four bladed prop inside of it. The spinning rings would increase the gyroscope effect a lot stopping the tendency for the craft to invert.
I hope armies, and all safety forces buy this type of equipment so not only that the product gets free promotion to the general public, but then the final product price will go down.
Great idea, great looking bike. Amazing what you've come up with so far. Good luck getting the idea off the ground and getting the funding this project needs.
thats pretty creative. whats gonna be used for fwd thrust? micro jets like the kind for radio controlled jet planes? why do i also have a sudden image of a flying 'roomba' walking a dog hehehe
Just hope top world governments and big business don't rip this idea off before he gets the funding to make this dream a reality. A few design tweaks and they can totally avoid patent laws and such. Wishing you the best of luck, very excited for this and believing it can happen.....
I don't see the problem that some people are having believing it will fly. It's light, has 2 big fans and a powerful engine. As for being unstable, you guys clearly haven't played with gyroscopes before and those fans make a mean pair.
So many people say this will never work, or it's a hoax because it's not flying. It's called TESTING people. It's in the very beginning stages of development and the videos are just showing him testing a prototype. It's gonna be awhile before we actually see this thing fly, if he can over come the issues it has. Give the guy a break and stop being so jaded! "hey that man has an idea, shoot him before he does something with it!"
@MorganFawnvern Don't worry so much ,...people don't want progress,..it kills jobs,..then no more burger no more beer,... sleep....don't worry ,..sleep like the rest of us,..it is better !!!! ...sleeeep
@MorganFawnvern Sorry if I commented yesterday, but I just saw the video yesterday.
I rather be skeptic about this machine after what happened with the Moller SkyCar, for example. He could have built a scale model much cheaper for testing purposes and show it actually working.
Nay-sayers begone! This is backyard innovation at its finest! On par with Burt Rutan's early career and many present-day private sector drone aircraft developers. The engine puts out 107 Hp, enough to attain the numbers posted, the mixture of native oak and composite materials for the props are smile-worthy as well. As for stability, the clip doesn't show the side blowers on the main body of the bike, pics on their site have a better view of them. Absolutely Fantastic! Keep pushing the envelope!
Nay-sayers begone! This is backyard innovation at its finest! On par with Burt Rutan's early career and many present-day private sector drone aircraft developers. The engine puts out 107 Hp, enough to attain the numbers posted, the mixture of native oak and composite materials for the props are smile-worthy as well. As for stability, the clip doesn't show the side blowers on the main body of the bike, pics on their site have a better view of them. Absolutely Fantastic! Keep pushing the envelope!
Pretty awesome, ooh now we see the beaty of technology, science and inovation! New transportation methods, based on tested appliances and ways of transportation over other levels :)
It would be awesome to drive one of these someday :)
@adonist7 can't you see it's being tested step by step? nobody builds something like this and just hops on it and drives it. that would be suicide. hold your mouth shut or build one of your own and drive it then
Stability will be an issue with this design, hence in my OWN design, I have a triangalur arrangement of 3 thrusters. This also makes forward & reverse movement easier via simply tilting the rotorhousing in the correct direction
I wish people would stop hating so much. Tell me the last time you saw a concept "car" that was actually even 50% similar to the concept when it was finally out in mass production. This is a concept and it has a ways to go. But I know that at the intended price range, if possible, it just might revolutionize the market and eventually become the first mass market flying vehicle allowed in our roadways. But yeah, it needs work on stability. I would plan on buying one though.
More power to you Sir. This is in line with the great tradition of home tinkering. Actually it probably surpasses most examples in that tradition. Would be looking forward to seeing more :-)
More power to you Sir. This is in line with the great tradition of home tinkering. Actually it probably surpasses most example in that tradition. Would be looking forward to seeing more :-)
Maybe you can sell it to masterchef to make rabbit or roo mince - that may make a nice contraption. I believe you are a fraud.. BTW it needs 4 wheels and flies like a garbage truck mincer.
If you take a look at some of the hiller designed single person helicopter platforms, you will see that the blade is underneath, and the pilot stands on top of it. That design has a much worse CG issue, and it worked fine. Also, that was MANY years ago!! With things like the Segway, I don't see why the same software cannot be used to auto correct balance issues. I am excited to see this thing tearing up the sky!
If centre of gravity is the issue, wouldn't it make sense to rotate the seat 90 degrees so that the fans are on the side of the driver and lower the seat by a metre or two so the fans are above the driver's head? Basically resulting in a personal 2-prop helicopter.
WOW the future! Wait.. it has a gas engine?
KetSM630 1 week ago
@RMaximP
I want to help contribute my knowledge on Aerodynamics and design. Can I help contribute my talent and knowledge for free to make the final product perfect?
oliver18754 1 week ago
You wouldn't be mad if I tried to design and build one myself would you? :) haha I'm being serious though.. I already drew out a basic concept on paper
RMaximP 1 week ago
@promontorium
It will not tip over. Haven't you studied aerodynamics?
oliver18754 3 weeks ago
Looks like it would become very unstable due to it being extremely top heavy. The rotors would have to be elevated past the rider to be stable just like a helicopter. With the rotos underneath the rider there is nothing to stop the machine from flipping over since you don't have stabilizer rotos. I hope to see it fly soon. This would be revolutionary the to way we travel
pollux446 3 weeks ago
Why do you ask for donations toward a goal of $1.1M publicly when I'm almost certain you won't reach it considering you only have 73k now? Have you not gone to potential investors and made them feel comfortable lending money toward your business? If not, why not? Something wrong with your business model or the prototype working? If you do have investors, I hope you give those donations back to those people who thought they had a chance of getting a prototype when clearly they don't anymore.
LetTheMelodyFlow 1 month ago
Would it fare better to have a couple stabilizing fans on the left and right sides so it doesn't just flip over or spin in magically deadly ways?
promontorium 1 month ago 6
@promontorium The AR Drone has 4 fans, one on each corner, but it is an RC hovercraft toy. If made into a real vehicle, that would address the issue.
davegooley 6 days ago
high torque meat grinder if you wreck it.
chuckzimm1 1 month ago 2
Everyone these days is so fast to discredit when obviously an unfathomable amount of testing must be done before any showing can take place. Don't listen to the nay-sayers and follow your dreams man! Looking great so far.
CosplayerTheRealLink 1 month ago
You know, every invention gets 'poked at' by the public - George Stephenson would back me up. I also have invented stuff and know what you are going through. Don't be disheartened and keep moving forward - but be ready to accept change when it is required. Are we going to see the tethered flight footage? Great project, look forward to the next stages.
kiwidecon 1 month ago
Malloy and his team are soliciting donations to raise $1.1 million (Australian dollars) to get to the next stage of development in their project. As of Friday, hoverbike fans had pitched in $69,125, according to the site's donation page. it dosent fly they dont know if it ever will. your just a sucka, so go on and pay them good inventors some money ;)
brickwall911 1 month ago
wtf fly it n stop bitchin around
churchthemc 2 months ago
amazing!
sulsaboy 2 months ago
Personally, I'm beginning to think that you *and* Urban Aero need to add 'Coanda Effect' fairings under your fan blades, for added stability and control, e.g. see the Youtube video titled: 'Aesir Coanda-effect VTOL UAV.'
You've got a beautiful prototype. It's a wonderful project! I just don't see how you'll ever exert any real control over it in flight, unless you make some major adjustments to the design.
MrRedNeckParadise 2 months ago
Urban Aeronautics has been working on a (much) larger version of this. Their now working prototype, alone, is much larger than this. iow, a working hovercraft is more than possible. It's already a reality. How it does in the marketplace (and with government laws and regulations) is another matter, entirely.
MrRedNeckParadise 2 months ago
How does it turn and maneuver?
420fuckthatshit 2 months ago
there are no engines strong enough for this kind of thing, the mythbusters tried it
aierce 2 months ago
@aierce haha you based somthing of a tv show wow america huh?
paulwade101 2 months ago
@paulwade101 Racist huh?
dachshund103 2 months ago
@dachshund103 What do you mean Racist?
paulwade101 2 months ago
@aierce HAHAHAHAHA sorry mate epic fail on your behalf , this the donk out of a Merc motorbike that IMHO has way enough power ,with shows like Mythbusters its more like "what will the show budget and producers allow , mate dont believe every factual show on TV take the parabolic mirror ep (archimedes death ray) that showed on MB ,it was proven to work by an Australian inventor and was able to focus so well it could light a fire 300 m away from the mirror ,mythbusters ep = coordination FAIL
henshooten 1 month ago
@aierce search VTOL SoloTrek on youtube may just convince you mate
henshooten 1 month ago
i like it, would take this and change some stuff around, i dont find this certain design practical, looks unstable and uncomfortable. would like to see it actually fly
juki0h 2 months ago
I wanna fly this thing so badly!!
StarFoxAutobot 2 months ago
This thing sure isn't going stealth anytime soon =/
1leowynn 3 months ago
Why not put super light plastic crates over the fans, so u don't cut your arms off?
CarlosPringle 3 months ago
.... I call this..... Bullshit.
YungFlyHandsome718 3 months ago
i just want to see it fly please
killerair13 3 months ago 30
@killerair13 That would be dangerous as fuck. If it were to function properly, then it would control like a helicopter, and controlling it like a helicopter would be pretty technically impressive for something that doesn't even have a steering wheel yet.
TheZombieJC 2 months ago
For those that say that it can't work - the Piasecki flying jeep was flying in the mid 20th century - search for it.
I hope that you are successful with this wonderful machine, and safe.
HarmanRobotics 3 months ago
the Wright brothers wasnt the first person to make an invention that flys... they just had higher publicity... able to make them the first to show they invented it
jonlollol1 3 months ago
Chris, I am damned proud of you and your working prototype.
I hope you get your adequate funding, and wish that this vehicle gets to mass market.
DancingSpiderman 3 months ago
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cant wait to see this in free flight!
tiltrotorcoaxialheli 3 months ago
I'd love to see it in action,,, where can this be viewed????????
MrDaddyfran 4 months ago
wow that was exciting
oryx3 4 months ago
Pretty sweet progress so far. Seems a lot less likely to ever make happen if expecting them to be stable more than a few feet off ground-level though. (for a zillion reasons) I'd forget "10,000' estimated" & shoot towards a very limited altitude for the first product. Good luck!
Tinytacohead 4 months ago
Maybe get one of those BRS Parachutes used in ultralights just in case things go wrong you could "Emergency Abort". Of course the chute would only be effective above 500 feet or so
cobrala 5 months ago
Hi,dont listen just carry on and do it . The safest way to learn how to fly her would be to slide her from an aircraft at 15000 feet approx.Running try all the flight combinations and balance.Then the pilot if not in full control parachutes from the rig and then the rig self parachutes to safety after powering down.Simple well it could be?Regards Peter.
LandroverB1 5 months ago
Hi,dont listen just carry on and do it i can actually think of many ways in order to make this fly and wouldnt need much in the way of redesign i would love to fly a test rig for you too.I live in Gingin W.A.
LandroverB1 5 months ago
Hi,dont listen just carry on and do it i can actually think of many ways in order to make this fly and wouldnt need much in the way of redesign
LandroverB1 5 months ago
You guys have inspired me <3
MrEddieBTV 5 months ago
I think the rotors need to be set a bit higher, well above the center of mass when the rider is on board...that will reduce the chance of overturning at altitude. The counter-rotating propellers will render it fairly stable, but you can't have too many precautions.
And yes, I heartily approve of lots and LOTS of ground testing before attempting a manned flight.
RedwoodTheElf 5 months ago
@RedwoodTheElf some research into VTOL craft will show you why that wouldnt work, actually having weight above the props makes them easier to move around. the manner your thinking is lift similar to that from a balloon, always straight up. problem is, the lift from a prop is always at a vector from the props shaft so gravity has little to do with what direction it wants to move, except down lol
Flyingwigs 5 months ago
@Flyingwigs
If that were true, then why does every single helecopter have the rotors on TOP and not underneath, if having the rotors below the center of gravity would make them fly better? The answer: Stability. You do NOT want a vehicle (particularly one where the rider is out in the open) to be "Easy" to flip over.
RedwoodTheElf 5 months ago
@RedwoodTheElf because helicopters operate differently than a FIXED pitch propeller. some also have gyroscopic stabilizers built into the rotor heads. helicopters also have cyclic control, something this does not, which allows them to move where the center of lift is at from the main shaft. so if the heli starts drifting sideways, the pilot increases lift on that side via cyclic control and the heli goes level.
this craft has none of the things a helicopter does to keep it stable.
Flyingwigs 5 months ago
@Flyingwigs
So your argument is that this is MORE stable becaue it's LESS stable?
Pull the other one, it has bells on.
RedwoodTheElf 5 months ago
@RedwoodTheElf no, that helicopters are more stable by nature, this is never going to be self stable, it will likely need a computer like the martin jetpack does.
Flyingwigs 5 months ago
I think he has a problem in the high temperature engine
nazxx1 5 months ago
I don't doubt that he can and will get the thing to hover. Electronics are fast and cheap enough to do that. I wonder how he will get it to go forward with any significant velocity, and, assuming he crosses that bridge, how he gets it to STOP.
modelcitizen1977 6 months ago
I don't doubt that it would work, but my question is, how much fuel does it use?
ornonstio 6 months ago
@ornonstio 0.5L/min / 30L/hr
The tank is 30L. They also mention secondary tanks, which would put it up to 60L
HansHellman 6 months ago
I can't waith to finish this
FlorinFox 6 months ago
but what happens when i leafe or paper flys in xD they need to make a guard
lizardmanstudios 6 months ago
they laughed at the idea of a jetpack as well, but it is very real and you can see it flying on youtube. good job with the hoverbike!
turgore 6 months ago
This looks amazing. As a current Engineering student I wish you the best of luck with the project.
TheDoggaroque 6 months ago
This looks amazing. As a current Engineering student I wish you the best of luck with the project.
TheDoggaroque 6 months ago
Mate this is most impressive , fantastic concept. Many have tried and failed to even get it to this stage.
I would love to know what your career background is.
Best of luck and keep pushing the envolope , this has been an idea for quite a while for alot of techno junkies , well since Star Wars and the like fueled the idea , just great to see someone run with it.
GTiR94 6 months ago
hi mr Chris Malloy, i think your work is awesome! anyway,just wanted to suggest, why not put a GYRO device on that badass ride? so it will make it stable or sumthn.. oh and maybe make the landing feet a little bit higher so that its not that low on the ground and maybe a suspension? for smother landings,hehe... anywayz goodluck on ure project dude!!!
gatlan18 6 months ago
@gatlan18 That might make it too expensive... lol! It's OK Chris I'll be willing to pay 10000 dollars more for a gyroscopic-ally stabilized craft.
AbhishekPratapa 6 months ago
ROFLBIKE!
FiEctro 6 months ago
Stop development and testing, now. It's a complete waste of your time and money.
Besides being highly unstable, it's going to be so noisy that it will get banned. If you ride it down the road it's going to throw stuff up into the faces of pedestrians and other motorists and it's going to be almost impossible to turn corners...
It's nice if you're going to use this only in movie productions, but as a mode of transport it's going to fail.
Good job getting this far, though.
Time4TruthDOTorg 6 months ago
@Time4TruthDOTorg .. according to them the thing FLYS .. its classed as a low-altitude flight vehicle, the same catagory as an ultra-light. This thing wont be anywhere near roads.
DarkTenka 6 months ago
@Time4TruthDOTorg Oh and of course you are an all knowing intelligent supreme being that decides humanities future with nothing more than a click of your finger.
What have you done today to advance man kinds progress towards a better future? . . perhaps making yourself sterile would be the biggest and best thing you could do.
Dont hate because some one is willing to try/do something your small brain and tiny intelect could never comprehend,
GTiR94 6 months ago
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ahmd1431 7 months ago
I hope someone gives Chris Malloy a lot of money to make all these. I hope he gets enough donated money to make him go full time on this.
oliver18754 7 months ago
All the people who believe this can't work or couldn't be stable do not understand aviation. The principle was demonstrated quite successfully decades ago with the piaseki airgeep. Whilst likely not the safest flying device in the world ever proposed, Mr Malloy's beautiful creation certainly has the potential to fly with further development.
Doubters may view earlier historic incarnations here watch?v=4SERvwWALOM
Grommo 7 months ago
Good luck Man! People should had invited such transport long time ago!
chipexpertru 7 months ago
Just by the way Chris, I will totally buy one of these... Actually I will buy two. I will tell as many people as possible.
jezer7777 7 months ago
The Wright brothers were laughed at as well. World changing inventions. Keep up the good work. Very impressive.
ronburgandy1111 7 months ago 92
@ronburgandy1111 Go easy on the clichés. "The Wright brothers were laughed at as well"; yeah... and so were the people who invented the inflatable dart board.
gorgolyt 5 months ago
@ronburgandy1111 he been doing this for over a decade, its very unnempresive
brickwall911 1 month ago
Good luck getting another $900k in getting this to production...
idiotfiles 7 months ago
@idiotfiles to a lot of people 900k isn't a large sum of money. To you it might be, but then I doubt you're much of a successful entrepreneur
toranamunter 7 months ago
@toranamunter
Aye you're right. I'm simply an aspiring and unmotivated 17 year-old senior in high school. :P I check up on Malloy's site often and plan on making a donation when I have a decent sum and whatnot.
idiotfiles 7 months ago
@idiotfiles I dunno, you sound pretty switched on for a 17 year old :-) Sorry, I misinterpreted your comment. Think big and that's where you end up! Best of luck to ya :-)
toranamunter 7 months ago
27 people hate turbulence ;)
Oljusik123 7 months ago
But will it blend?
quatros1000 7 months ago
that bike is hard like a veggie patty
aries1g 7 months ago
І яким чином тут підтримуватиметься баланс в польоті?
stripedM 7 months ago
Hopefully by the time I hit my midlife crisis these babies will be up for purchase :-D
Stitch0131 7 months ago 2
This is a sensation!... I applaud your work to date, your creativity and commitment. And to the nay-sayers and critics I say you are simple minded prats, who don't understand the budgetary limitations and the fundamentals of physics and engineering. Mr Malloy is on the precipice of something spectacular--and anybody with a brain can see that! I definitely want a Hoverbike! But does it only come in black?!
brendakemp1129 7 months ago
this is not prooving anything
Shtrimpu 7 months ago
@Shtrimpu umm... it's not supposed to be...
ksbnr1 7 months ago
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Stability?? No..
informiz 7 months ago
Stability?? No..
informiz 7 months ago
If all of you were in voice communication with each other the pilot or some from the ground could direct the test.
surfstev 7 months ago
Have you thought about renting a crane to test it? You could be tethered by four guys on fishing poles from the bottom and a safety rope on a pulley from the top.
surfstev 7 months ago
That is so cool! I've used rolls of carbon fiber to reinforce windsurfing boards I made when I was too cheap to buy them. Carbon fiber is expensive but really strong. Why does it look like I could use kiddie pools as molds and cover some Styrofoam to make the framework? It would be cool making some prototypes out of eglass on a smaller scale and lawn equipment engines and RC. Have you talked to any windsurfers? Weatherize it and fly it over water man. There's your safety net!
surfstev 7 months ago
Good idea, but I don't see why this should be on the news world wide, just doing some testing.
ramazan66 7 months ago
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90pidaras 7 months ago
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I would like to see a Negro invent something like this. Ha Ha Ha.
MrBEB123 7 months ago
@MrBEB123 wtf is your problem?
fdge 7 months ago 3
Surprisingly easy to masturbate to.
suchaphool 7 months ago
A complete waste of time and this video proves nothing lets sit it floating then more to the point moving.
anunnaki2006 7 months ago
We want more video of that engine! Have you tested it?
vlupywwr 8 months ago
i say well done for what u have achieved so far, to MorganFawnern and rest of the sad twats get a life and give man sum credit, did we think 200 years ago we have planes and super cars most prob not, but with time it happened. and even today we r designing and building better planes and cars so his concept of a different way to travel is a dream which we only see in films, people like himself and many others around the world r trying to live a dream so what so wrong it that
johnmahoney118 8 months ago
You need to build a 1/4-scale working R/C model to show proof-of-concept.
kellison94544 8 months ago
Have you put this on Kickstarter? Please. For mankind.
FalcoTheImpaler 8 months ago
Keep the great work mr. Malloy! I hope I will have the money to buy it when it comes to production :)
DamiaNMaXXX 8 months ago
Hey Malloy, dont stop till you get it done. Its guys like you that have some vision and drive that potentially make it big. best of luck!
xraydelta99 8 months ago
I hope to live to see the day a real IRON MAN suit will be built.
12todd1 8 months ago
@12todd1 Funny. This made me think of Iron Man, too.
jimithingjames 8 months ago
About 10 years ago a company in California named Millennium Jet built a flying machine using 2 ducted fans powered by a small internal combustion engine, which they called "Solotrek", and which was much more stable than this "hoverbike". The company is now called Trek Aerospace and it is still developing the concept. Its website can be found by googling their name. They may be interested in seeking financial redress for the use of designs which they have pioneered.
soennecken8 8 months ago 2
@soennecken8 you can't be serious??? This is nothing like their design unless your saying no one can use ducted fans on anything
gooding910 7 months ago
@gooding910
It has nothing to do with ducted fan, ducted fan work. problem is the center of mass.
lokitpiy 7 months ago
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thumbs up if you come from BILD.DE
CheAmarezza64 8 months ago
wait, why do they have helmets on?
jtisch00 8 months ago 2
Did they use this to make the smoke at the beginning of Stars In Their Eyes?
0000kris0000 8 months ago
Is it the worlds biggest smoke blower?
0000kris0000 8 months ago 3
@0000kris0000 its a flying bike :)
Haraldompsen 8 months ago
A-W-E-S-O-M-E-!!!
OleSAO 8 months ago
16 airline cronies/execs have already disapproved of this video :-p
Charlesincharge42 8 months ago
One way to reduce the tendency for the craft to flip would be for the rider to be lower relative to the rotors, so its not top-heavy. If most of the weight is hanging below the lift points then it will already be in a stable configuration and not flip. The only downside I can see is the pilot having to deal with the prop blast.
Charlesincharge42 8 months ago 2
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craigan123 8 months ago
Consider the possibility of a round ring that is attached to the outer tips of the props. Kind of like a holahoop made of metal with a three or four bladed prop inside of it. The spinning rings would increase the gyroscope effect a lot stopping the tendency for the craft to invert.
craigan123 8 months ago
It will also stay even quiet because according to his website, he will add more propellors to both motors which will make it even more quieter.
oliver18754 8 months ago
I hope armies, and all safety forces buy this type of equipment so not only that the product gets free promotion to the general public, but then the final product price will go down.
oliver18754 8 months ago
Great idea, great looking bike. Amazing what you've come up with so far. Good luck getting the idea off the ground and getting the funding this project needs.
MHRDarkman 8 months ago
That's motherfucking beast.
jman945x 8 months ago
mfw when it already can fly
gnomeater 8 months ago
thats pretty creative. whats gonna be used for fwd thrust? micro jets like the kind for radio controlled jet planes? why do i also have a sudden image of a flying 'roomba' walking a dog hehehe
JASONZx6R 8 months ago
Just hope top world governments and big business don't rip this idea off before he gets the funding to make this dream a reality. A few design tweaks and they can totally avoid patent laws and such. Wishing you the best of luck, very excited for this and believing it can happen.....
vessel76 8 months ago
This will never fly without some 2 more fans as outriggers for lateral stability , does look good though.
frozenmouse76 8 months ago
I don't see the problem that some people are having believing it will fly. It's light, has 2 big fans and a powerful engine. As for being unstable, you guys clearly haven't played with gyroscopes before and those fans make a mean pair.
selfsilent 8 months ago
So many people say this will never work, or it's a hoax because it's not flying. It's called TESTING people. It's in the very beginning stages of development and the videos are just showing him testing a prototype. It's gonna be awhile before we actually see this thing fly, if he can over come the issues it has. Give the guy a break and stop being so jaded! "hey that man has an idea, shoot him before he does something with it!"
MorganFawnvern 8 months ago 111
@MorganFawnvern
"Beneath this mask is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy. And ideas are bulletproof."
CALLED IT.
idiotfiles 8 months ago
@MorganFawnvern Absolutely agree with you- as the Chinese Proverb says "Man who says it cannot be done should not stop man doing it."
Imforeverone88 8 months ago
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@MorganFawnvern
This men is a looser and lie on us: the motherfuckers "sorry for the big word" in his website says he has no video showing him flying.
Sorry looser inventor : you sucks!
ramzikarimas 8 months ago
@ramzikarimas What have you invented or tried inventing other than another ignorant douche bag comment on youtube?
Panthersfan105 7 months ago
@Panthersfan105
I am so sorry for my poor comment
ramzikarimas 7 months ago
@MorganFawnvern Okay, it's testing but they can take a shot of it hovering tethered but can't take a video of it. bs.
HenryFinn 7 months ago
@MorganFawnvern Don't worry so much ,...people don't want progress,..it kills jobs,..then no more burger no more beer,... sleep....don't worry ,..sleep like the rest of us,..it is better !!!! ...sleeeep
bondita 7 months ago
@MorganFawnvern
Cannot agree more! It will not work only because you THINK it is.
Do not ban something that will change the world.
The world need innovative idea and someone who will make it become truth.
And please, understand it before criticism.
MrPetergor 7 months ago
@MorganFawnvern if it's such a good an idea, how come he never shows videos of test flights?
rayanez 5 months ago
@rayanez way to comment on my comment that is 2 months old. And uh... maybe he doesn't show it flying because... uh it's not ready for flight yet?
AH DUR
MorganFawnvern 5 months ago
@MorganFawnvern Sorry if I commented yesterday, but I just saw the video yesterday.
I rather be skeptic about this machine after what happened with the Moller SkyCar, for example. He could have built a scale model much cheaper for testing purposes and show it actually working.
rayanez 5 months ago
@rayanez I agree... No video? But he's got a picture! It's probably photoshoped. Lets see a test video...This is bullshit
fireresq7 5 months ago
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Nay-sayers begone! This is backyard innovation at its finest! On par with Burt Rutan's early career and many present-day private sector drone aircraft developers. The engine puts out 107 Hp, enough to attain the numbers posted, the mixture of native oak and composite materials for the props are smile-worthy as well. As for stability, the clip doesn't show the side blowers on the main body of the bike, pics on their site have a better view of them. Absolutely Fantastic! Keep pushing the envelope!
Niminic0 8 months ago
Nay-sayers begone! This is backyard innovation at its finest! On par with Burt Rutan's early career and many present-day private sector drone aircraft developers. The engine puts out 107 Hp, enough to attain the numbers posted, the mixture of native oak and composite materials for the props are smile-worthy as well. As for stability, the clip doesn't show the side blowers on the main body of the bike, pics on their site have a better view of them. Absolutely Fantastic! Keep pushing the envelope!
Niminic0 8 months ago 3
damn this machine is loud...
STuRMBR1NGER 8 months ago
Pretty awesome, ooh now we see the beaty of technology, science and inovation! New transportation methods, based on tested appliances and ways of transportation over other levels :)
It would be awesome to drive one of these someday :)
Malloy the best hover bike ever :D
IPSPMAN90 8 months ago
Keep chasing your dream!!!!
johnkwesi1 8 months ago
Looks like a BMW boxer twin engine in the hoverbike - maybe a lighter 2-stroke powerplant is better, as in the Martin jetpack?
ksr80drz400 8 months ago
this shit doesnt work
where are the hovering/flying videos
adonist7 8 months ago
@adonist7 can't you see it's being tested step by step? nobody builds something like this and just hops on it and drives it. that would be suicide. hold your mouth shut or build one of your own and drive it then
BBoyEmanuel 8 months ago 2
Sucker's quite loud, isn't it? Well, I suppose it's not much worse than a motorcycle going down the road. =\
Can't wait to see the thing fly. Tethered or not. ^_^
ObsidianWizroh 8 months ago
Stability will be an issue with this design, hence in my OWN design, I have a triangalur arrangement of 3 thrusters. This also makes forward & reverse movement easier via simply tilting the rotorhousing in the correct direction
dobberdoss 8 months ago
Sounds like my neighbor's lawnmower
Maxpow33r 8 months ago
ah...no flying vids? smells funny
ss11s 8 months ago 2
Love the so-called "experts" on here who spend all day theorizing and getting their knowledge from the Interwebs.
jons2ann 8 months ago
I still want to see it in action. That smoke test looks great but how about a person riding that biyatch!
yagyu1 8 months ago
Looks awesome. I would live 1 of these
dsykesy 8 months ago
I wish people would stop hating so much. Tell me the last time you saw a concept "car" that was actually even 50% similar to the concept when it was finally out in mass production. This is a concept and it has a ways to go. But I know that at the intended price range, if possible, it just might revolutionize the market and eventually become the first mass market flying vehicle allowed in our roadways. But yeah, it needs work on stability. I would plan on buying one though.
DavidEColon 8 months ago
12 people thought "...airflow visualization smoke test" had something to do with a narcotics lightshow.
HanShootsSecond 8 months ago
More power to you Sir. This is in line with the great tradition of home tinkering. Actually it probably surpasses most examples in that tradition. Would be looking forward to seeing more :-)
kuld33p 8 months ago
More power to you Sir. This is in line with the great tradition of home tinkering. Actually it probably surpasses most example in that tradition. Would be looking forward to seeing more :-)
kuld33p 8 months ago
love yer projct dood..keep it up!
karmazycles 8 months ago
You're wasing your time mate, just come up with a fancy recipe for scones or beef stew and give it a fancy name.
BTW your neighbours must hate you.
spoddie 8 months ago
An amazing project, but i want to see the flying attempts :D
Adele016 8 months ago
Maybe you can sell it to masterchef to make rabbit or roo mince - that may make a nice contraption. I believe you are a fraud.. BTW it needs 4 wheels and flies like a garbage truck mincer.
MrAdamit 8 months ago
I bet his neighbours love him.
03993 8 months ago 114
@03993 I would be priveleged to live next to someone building a freakin hoverbike
mrjimmyos 8 months ago 2
@03993 hahahahahahhaah awesome comment
sentano48 7 months ago
I hope the forward/backward/side to side motion won't screw with your lift!
DarkenedYeastExtract 8 months ago
Awesome idea good on you mate
You really should release a vid of it flying even just a few feet of the ground as in this vid its clearly being supported by the trolley.
Bigsta10 8 months ago
Good luck Chris. You are an inspiration!
ASAPANS 8 months ago
If you take a look at some of the hiller designed single person helicopter platforms, you will see that the blade is underneath, and the pilot stands on top of it. That design has a much worse CG issue, and it worked fine. Also, that was MANY years ago!! With things like the Segway, I don't see why the same software cannot be used to auto correct balance issues. I am excited to see this thing tearing up the sky!
Longway2fall 8 months ago
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If centre of gravity is the issue, wouldn't it make sense to rotate the seat 90 degrees so that the fans are on the side of the driver and lower the seat by a metre or two so the fans are above the driver's head? Basically resulting in a personal 2-prop helicopter.
murphe777 8 months ago
@murphe777 Then it wouldn't be a HOVER BIKE!
citizenzombie 8 months ago