[ExI] hoverbikes

[William Flynn Wallace]

Spike, not funny, but I can see a guy hitting the wrong button or a glitch
in the software or something, two jets suddenly go amok and turn the thing
downside up and the guy gets a quick trip to the ground.  Do you know how
these are powered?  Would you get on one?  bill w

On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 10:59 AM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

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> Dubai is going to put these vehicles on the streets for police to use.
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> https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/11/12/hoverbikes-tested-dubai-police-deployment/1974826002/
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> Bill there are some things the article fails to mention but are important.
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> With these hoverbikes, their service ceiling is about 3 to 5 meters above
> the ground usually and can only hold and altitude above about a meter for a
> minute or two.  This might be enough for the constables to use for some
> purposes, but unfortunately we still can’t carry enough power to fly with
> them, even assuming we work out the control problems.  Control gets waaaay
> harder to do once you get higher than a coupla meters off the ground.
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> spike
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