At a glance
- Airspeed Vne - 150 KIAS (untested)
- Hover (out of ground effect) - >10,000ft (estimated)
- Dry weight - 110kg
- Max gross weight - 270kg
- Total thrust - 295kg
- Engine - 80kw @ 7500rpm
Hoverbike Applications
- Aerial Cattle mustering
- Search and Rescue
- Aerial Survey
- Wildlife and Parks
- Film
- Power-line Inspection
- Military and Emergency Services
- Flight testing kindly conducted at
- Hambledon Rd Horse Park
| Engine Type | flat twin 4-stroke, one camshaft and 4-valves per cylinder, central balancer shaft |
| Engine Displacement | 1170cc | Bore & Stroke | 101mm x 73mm |
| Compression Ratio | 12.0:1 | Nominal Output @7500rpm | 80KW |
| Cooling | Aircooled | Ignition | Electronic |
| Fuel System | Electronic intake pipe injection | Fuel tank capacity (without secondary tanks) | 30L |
| Fuel tank capacity (with secondary tanks) | 60L | Fuel Burn | 0.5L/min / 30L/hr |
| Fuel Type | Regular Unleaded | Drive-shafts | Custom Carbon fiber | Gearbox | Custom 1.5:1 reduction |
| Propellers | 2 x Tasmanian Oak with carbon fiber leading edge (made by Michael Ellinas from Heliptera) | Airframe | Carbon fiber with Kevlar reinforcement and foam core |
| Airframe width | 1.3m | Airframe length | 3m | Airframe height | 0.55m | Dry Weight | 105kg | Maximum takeoff weight | 270kg | Total Thrust | 295kg | Range | 148km on primary tank @ 80knts cruise (290km with secondary tanks installed) | Airspeed Vne | 150 KIAS (untested) | Hover | greater than 10,000ft (estimated) |