- Do you have $85,000 and want to impress all your friends? Is your lifelong dream to ride a speedbike from Star Wars? Then you should check out the Aerofex hoverbike, Aero-X. This contraption is about the size of a small car, but much cooler than any sports car of a comparable size and price.
Some steps towards something cool? kleinbl00, this seems up your alley.
This guy beat 'em to the punch years ago, but I think he kinda gave up when he realized he didn't have the power-to-weight to break ground effect. Your guys, on the other hand, said 'ground effect? who cares, it's a hover bike!' and started marketing. Thing of it is, the X-jet was way cooler in 1967: Basic problem is the motor: Williams International was developing the F107 for the ALCM and Tomahawk cruise missiles and sorta went "what the heck! Let's build a skateboard out of it!" but the thrust is just barely enough for a skinny guy and some gas. And while Williams has hardly been resting on its laurels, their advancements have been more about fuel efficiency than greater thrust. And let's be honest: your average rich yuppie isn't in a position to buy two $160k turbofans. And if you had one, there are other, sillier things to do with it.