Duratec, a Czech bicycle manufacturer has
released details of what their future bikes may look like. Working together
with software and technology company Technodat and Evektor, a light sports
aircraft manufacturer both based out of the Czech Republic, Duratec have
revealed the F-Bike.
Researchers from the relevant development teams
revealed their first flying bicycle prototype in late 2012 and just recently
they held an event at the PVA Expo Center in Prague to showcase it. The
unveiled design does not support much weight and as a result, the 95kg bicycle
supported a test dummy as its sole user during demonstrations.
Lifting off with the use of 4 electric battery
powered propellers, controlled by remote control, the bike stayed in the air
for a few minutes, with maximum current air time of five minute before the
batteries require recharging. This may seem like a short time period, but as
battery capacity increases, flights possible flights could become longer and
longer.
Although not a finished model, the prototype
certainly paves the way for the future of painful city commuting. Despite this,
Technodat CEO Ales Kobylik explained “The objective of the F-Bike
project was the flying bike study and not flying bike production”
You can find out more about the F-Bike at www.designyourdreams.cz
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