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最新international news story急!国际有趣的新闻故事~中文英文都可以!
最新international news story急!国际有趣的新闻故事~中文英文都可以!
最新international news story急!国际有趣的新闻故事~中文英文都可以!
UK inventors create flying bicycle
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London based company XploreAir has designed a bike that transforms into an
easy-to-operate aircraft which requires no licence to fly and capable of
reaching altitudes of up to 4,000ft.
7:23PM BST 17 Jun 2013
Designers John Foden,37,and Yannick Read,42,have spent two years working
on an advanced prototype of the rideable aircraft that they have called the
Paravelo,which is capable to travelling at speeds of 15mph on land and
25mph in the air.
When cycling the bicycle tows a lightweight trailer carrying a powerful fan.
In order to fly,the bike attaches to its trailer,a flexible wing is
unfurled and an electric starter motor fires up the biofuel-powered fan.
Mr Foden said:"The inspiration for the project is that both Yannick and
myself have always had a passion for cycling and aircraft of every type."
"Both of us have dreamt of flying and being pilots since we were kids,"
adds Mr Read.
"And one of the biggest barriers for flying is cost.It's expensive to
train,it's expensive to maintain the aircraft.One of the beauties about
the flying bicycle is that it is accessible.It is affordable."
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