Malloy Hoverbike : 2011

The Hoverbike was designed with safety as the over-riding factor in all design and with the limited ground testing done thus far the hoverbike has preformed exactly as predicted. The bike is still in the ground testing phase, and Malloy is still in the funding phase.

This bike was built over 2 1/2 years by one person in his car garage after work and studies, and building it is only 10% of the way there.

The bike is not in the production phase yet, so they cannot give a finalized price structure, but as a guide, when they can sell at least 100 units a year, the cost with current material prices and labor will be $45,000AUD +/-$5000.

Specifications.

• 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)

(source: Malloy)