Bike makes riders high-flyers, if only for five minutes (BBC)
By Katia Moskvitch
Technology reporter, BBC News
Flying cars are yet to take off - could bikes have a better chance?
Researchers in the Czech Republic have unveiled a 95kg (210lb) remotely-controlled bicycle that can hover a few metres above ground for five minutes.
Carrying a dummy rider, the electric prototype successfully took off, flew around and landed inside an exhibition hall in Prague.
The bike is powered by two battery-run propellers on the front, two on the back and one on each side.
The machine could help two-wheeled commuters avoid zigzagging through traffic jams - but it is not quite ready to hit the road - or the air above it - just yet.
The batteries only allow for a few minutes of flight before needing to be re-charged.
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Can't wait for the nuclear flying bikes ...
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