LEO Solo Jetbike, powered by 48 fans and electric propulsion, can fly you solo at 60 mph for 15 minutes - Yanko Design

"Flying solo like a bird has been humanity's long-time dream. Amid various ways and options already figured out, the idea has not reached mass adoption. Wingsuits and jetpacks are only flying people for experimental purposes. Beyond those, there has been a vision to build electric and solar-powered propulsion systems to get us off the ground, and that dream is now taking a turn into the realm of reality with the world's first electric air speeder, the LEO Solo JetBike."

"Honestly, when I first saw the LEO Solo in pictures, it looked like a work desk with an attached chair: some sort of a gaming rig. But a closer look revealed what this mean machine actually is, and then the video just scaled the excitement to the next level. The hands-on experience of this Jetbike shows it hovering some inches above the ground in a stable flight,"

"Pete Bitar and Carlos Salaff, the founders of LEO Flight, have been chasing the dream of electric-powered flight for the longest time. After numerous renders and prototypes, they have finally arrived at the LEO Solo, which has had its fair share of touch-and-go moments, but it's finally here and gearing up to be flown without the need for a pilot's license. This single-seat personal eVTOL is a small bike built to carry just the rider."

"The LEO Solo is developed in a compact 6.5 × 6.5 ft footprint and is built on a propeller-free electric jet propulsion system, which allows the personal air vehicle to reach a top speed of 60 mph. You can definitely not take this for an experimental object. At that speed, it can easily fly at an altitude of up to 15 ft high, stably and at very low noise (approximately 80 dB)."

LEO Flight founders Pete Bitar and Carlos Salaff developed the single-seat LEO Solo JetBike as a compact personal eVTOL with a 6.5 × 6.5 ft footprint. The vehicle uses a propeller-free electric jet propulsion system and reaches a top speed of 60 mph. Demonstrations show the JetBike hovering several inches above the ground in stable flight, with planned operational altitudes up to 15 ft. Company information states 10–15 minutes of airborne time and noise around 80 dB, lower than a Dyson vacuum cleaner. The LEO Solo is intended for a single rider and is being positioned to be flown without a pilot's license.

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