FLYING bike that travels 62 mph for up to 40 minutes and costs $777K makes US debut – as firm says cheaper model could be used ‘every day’ in the future
FLYING bike that travels 62 mph for up to 40 minutes and costs $777K makes US debut – as firm says cheaper model could be used ‘every day’ in the future
- A hoverbike that travels at 62 mph for up to 40 minutes made its US debut at the North American Auto Show
- The flying craft has been in development for two years from Delaware-based Aerwins and currently costs a whopping $777,000
- ‘I feel like I’m literally 15-years-old and I just got out of Star Wars and I jumped on their bike,’ the auto show’s co-chair told Reuters. ‘I’m so excited’
- Aerwins hopes to have a smaller model available next year, as well as a cheaper all-electric version for 2025
By CHRISTOPHER CARBONE U.S. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 11:25 EDT, 19 September 2022 | UPDATED: 17:49 EDT, 19 September 2022
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A flying motorbike that can travel at 62 miles per hour for up to 40 minutes made its U.S. debut this week at the North American Auto Show in Detroit.
The hoverbike is the work of Aerwins, a Delaware-based company that makes drones and unmanned vehicles.
Although it conjures up futuristic Jetsons visions of s oaring high above New York City‘s notoriously clogged streets, you probably won’t be riding the hoverbike out to John F. Kennedy Airport anytime soon.
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The Xturismo currently costs $777,000, although Aerwins says it will develop a smaller model next year, as well as an all-electric model in 2025 to sell for about $50,000.
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‘I feel like I’m literally 15-years-old and I just got out of Star Wars and I jumped on their bike,’ Thad Scott, co-chair of the auto show, told Reuters. ‘I’m so excited’
World’s first FLYING bike make US debut – and it’s yours for $777k
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