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The Hoverbike Moves to Kickstarter

By Paul Crowe

Looks like the speeders from Star Wars doesn't it?

Do you remember Chris Malloy and his Hoverbike? It was just over three years ago when we wrote about his attempts to build a twin rotor, BMW powered flying motorcycle of sorts. The conversation following that article was quite entertaining, and I think you'll be happy to know, Chris is still around and working on his idea. His original twin rotor has morphed into a quad … [Read more...]

Hoverbike – the Twin Rotor BMW Boxer Powered Flying Motorcycle

By Paul Crowe

Hoverbike - BMW boxer powered twin rotor hovercraft

If Chris Malloy's Hoverbike works as it's designed to work, there's going to be a long line of customers waiting for a chance to get on board, this twin rotor BMW boxer powered hovercraft flying motorcycle will do more than give you the feeling of flying, you'll BE flying. The carbon fiber Hoverbike weighs 231 pounds with a maximum takeoff weight of 595 pounds. On just the … [Read more...]

Vincent Picador Drone Engine

By Paul Crowe

Vincent Picador Drone engine

A few years ago I wrote about motorcycles engines re-purposed for use in aircraft and I wondered why we didn't see more of them. This morning, an email shows up, from Kim Scholer, my friend over in Denmark, with this photo attached showing a Vincent Picador Drone engine. Though target drones have long been used by the military, in earlier years, they were far from being the … [Read more...]

Honda XR600 9 Cylinder Radial Engine

By Paul Crowe

There's a certain mystique associated with radial engines which may be why several builders have recently built motorcycles wrapped around the circular powerplants. Of course, they look pretty cool, too. As we've also pointed out here before, several motorcycle engines have been adapted for use in airplanes, usually in their standard configuration but using an adapter of some … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Engine Powered Airplanes

By Paul Crowe

The Kneeslider has covered a lot of motorcycle powered cars, but we've only briefly mentioned airplanes. After the recent flurry of interest in motorcycles with radial airplane engines, why not look at the flip side and examine airplanes with motorcycle engines? A note the other day from Bob Horn got me thinking about this when he sent me a link to SkyRay Industries, … [Read more...]

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