We have repeatedly told you about a Russian company HoverSurf, which is engaged in designing and assembling hoverbikes or flying motorcycles. In February, the Network published a video of one of the test flights of their new hover called HoverBike S3, where S means “Scorpion”. Today we offer you to familiarize with the new video, filmed at the autodrome Moscow Raceway, where the flying motorcycle were first tested on the eyes of the General public.
According to TASS, the pilot of lifted off the road surface to a height of about one meter and flew a distance of about one kilometer. Tests were conducted in the course of international competitions in highway-ring motorcycle races. The spectators from the spectacle came to a complete delight, nothing like that on the racetrack, never showed. A hybrid Quad and motorcycle runs on four powerful electric motors, and operated with two convenient joysticks or remotely with the remote control.
Before the flight the pilot must put on hand check similar to that used in watercraft, in the event of an emergency it was possible to de-energize the system. According to the specifications HoverBike S3 weighs 150 pounds, 50 pounds of which is battery. Altitude to date is limited to five meters, and the maximum speed is 70 kilometers per hour. One battery charge is enough for 30 minutes of flight, and it was in full charge is four hours. Presumably, the cost of will be from 50 to 80 thousand dollars.
#video | Russian hoverbayk were first tested on the public
Sergey Grey