It's a 'flying motorbike'! Impressive homemade drone takes off

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-size: 18px;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmgBygts-T2fdwfQoDHoGOr2QqTyI7P8j3afzUzLHoc0Q2z1AICp6s2Vp6h51fKwYc1WzZNxHGJJ1uQRqbg5jbRJo8M8_8IY4vDzTmg9Q29g9-sDyZf3PcWSDOiczvIGZ6hChcMc_Glo/s1600/flying+motorcycle++has+taken+to+the+skies%252C+with+its+inventor+on+board.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="634" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmgBygts-T2fdwfQoDHoGOr2QqTyI7P8j3afzUzLHoc0Q2z1AICp6s2Vp6h51fKwYc1WzZNxHGJJ1uQRqbg5jbRJo8M8_8IY4vDzTmg9Q29g9-sDyZf3PcWSDOiczvIGZ6hChcMc_Glo/s640/flying+motorcycle++has+taken+to+the+skies%252C+with+its+inventor+on+board.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /> Dream comes true: Zhao Deli, 40, took off with his homemade drone.<br /> <br /> A homemade 'flying motorcycle' has taken to the skies, with its inventor on board. <br /> Zhao Deli, 40, was lifted into the air by eight propellers in Tangxia town, Dongguan city, south China's Guangdong province.<br /> Mr Zhao designed and built the drone himself and - dressed in an all-black protective suit - embarked on the extraordinary flight test on Monday.  <br /> <br /> The drone's propellers are affixed to a central frame which is designed to be as lightweight as possible. <br /> The aircraft has a motor installed under the seat, which provides the power for the drone while the rider perches at the top.<br /> Before Monday's flight, the amateur inventor had put the unusual aircraft under unmanned tests for 1,559 times in the space of two years.<br /> <br /> With the eight propellers stirring the air and the motor roaring, Mr Zhao's flying vehicle successfully carried him into the air. <br /> After a safe landing onto the ground, the excited Mr Zhao told a reporter from <a class="externalLink" href="http://uav.huanqiu.com/hyg/2018-07/12568596.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guangzhou Daily</a>: 'It was like riding a motorbike in the sky. <br /> 'My dream has come true after this 1560th flight test.' <br /> <br /> A video on Chinese news site <a class="externalLink" href="https://www.sohu.com/a/242570889_479449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sohu</a> shows the man leaning forward with his hands on a control panel at the front of his contraption.<br /> Seconds later, all eight propellers start to spin and lift Mr Zhao into the air.<br /> The man-carrying quadcopter levitates in the sky and lands safely on the ground.<br /> He has named the drone 'Jin Dou Yun' or 'Magical Cloud' - a flying cloud ridden by China's very own fictional superhero, Monkey King.<br /> <br /> Mr Zhao claimed the flying bike could carry a load of between 110 and 220 pounds (50 and 100 kilograms).<br /> Its maximum takeoff weight of 564 pounds (256 kilograms), top speed of 44 mph (70 km/h) and battery life of 30 minutes make it a market leader, said Mr Zhao. <br /> Mr Zhao was born in a village in south China's Hunan Province. Like most boys, he has always dreamt of flying in the sky one day. <br /> He aced in science subjects at school and enjoyed fixing electrical appliances at home. <br /> <br /> In 2008, Mr Zhao set up a company to sell the drones he invented himself. By then he had invented five drone models, including a petrol drone.<br /> Two years ago, Mr Zhao read about a hovering surfboard in Canada, and that was where he got the inspiration for the 'flying motorbike'.<a class="externalLink" href="http://uav.huanqiu.com/hyg/2018-07/12568596.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> <br /> Despite his enthusiasm, Mr Zhao's road to success was by no means smooth. <br /> <br /> He experienced countless failures while trying to make the unmanned aircraft airbourne during the 1,559 flight tests; he even had to sell his house and borrow money from friends in order to fund his project, it is reported. <br /> The inventor was ecstatic after Monday's flight.<br /> He said he hoped to fly across China's Yellow River on the aircraft. <br /> He also planned to modify the 'flying motorbike' before launching it as a commercial product on the market. <br /> <br /> <br /></div>

It's a 'flying motorbike'! Impressive homemade drone takes off

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