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Monocock 13th Dec 2004 18:28

Airbike
 
Does any one out there know when these Airbikes will be legal in the UK?

I want one for summer fun....:ok:

http://www.barnstormers.com/uploads/...348254orig.jpg

Mike Cross 13th Dec 2004 21:40

Why not get one of these and not have a propellor getting in the way?
http://www.devonstrut.co.uk/gallery/images/gbsfv.jpg

Andy_R 13th Dec 2004 23:14

And it seats two :cool:

Guess a Thruster will have to do, or just stick to the Lush!!

DubTrub 13th Dec 2004 23:42

Quite fancy a Breezy meself, sort of a open-frame Woody Pusher.

Potter1 14th Dec 2004 06:44

I looked into Airbikes a few years ago. They were, made by the same people who produced the Minimax. There was a court case in the US where the owners lost the company and the Airbike was made no more.:mad:

As far as I know the Airbike was never sold or licensed in the UK.

Looked good fun though.

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Monocock 14th Dec 2004 07:39

Don't worry about the Luscombe Cloud, it 'aint goin' nowhere!

This was just a plan for a sunny day farm hopper!

P.S I like the look of the Woody!

bar shaker 14th Dec 2004 07:51

Mono

You can pick up an MW5 (single seater) for about £1800-£2200. There is also the MW6 two seater.

http://www.mwclub.org/images/0.jpg

cubflyer 15th Dec 2004 12:27

A friend of mine is building an airbike in the USA, looks like great fun. He managed to get a set of plans rather than buy the kit, so that makes it cheaper, but a longer project.
As said earlier, the original company is no more, after some nasty lawyer took all of their money.
However the Minimax line continued with a new compnay, so I wonder if the Airbike was taken on by someone else.
To answer your question of when they will be "legal" in the UK, that will be when you or someone else buys one and provides the PFA or BMAA with all the data needed for its approval, much the same way as any other homebuilt or microlight gets approved.

Go for it!..


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