Star Wars Speeder Bike a Reality?

[Ryan Dembroski]

Thought I'd post this for anyone who hasn't seen it. A really compelling video surfaced today on Gizmodo:
http://gizmodo.com/5936580/they-finally-made-a-flying-star-wars-speeder-bike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FGw7qQlQWFM
Does anyone know anything about Aerofex? The videos seem real, but it's hard to say today.

http://youtu.be/VHLtgrmLMno

What say you EAA? Aero Innovation? Or cleverly created hoax?

[steveinindy]

What say you EAA? Aero Innovation? Or cleverly created hoax?

No clue if it's real or not but it's probably one of those "solutions without a problem". The idea of one of those in the hands of the average redneck would be a bad idea unless your goal is to increase the supply of donor organs (says the guy who enjoys skydiving)....

[Paul Chaplin]

The US Army built something like this back in the sixties. A type of one man transport experiment.

[Hal Bryan]

The US Army built something like this back in the sixties. A type of one man transport experiment.

You're probably referring to the Piasecki VZ-8 Airgeep - intriguing (to me) footnote in aviation history:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SERvwWALOM