than a fold up bicycle,
how about one of these? it is the Cobalt Co50 Valkyrie, the aircraft has a single, rear-facing, piston engine driving a three-blade
carbon-fibre pusher propeller, and is claimed to be able to cover more
than 1,400 nautical miles (1,600 mi/2,590 km) at 220 knots (253 mph/407 km/h)
in economy mode with a pilot and one passenger, this distance decreases as the
number of passengers or speed increases, but even fully-loaded and travelling at
maximum speed, the aircraft is still claimed to be able to travel more than 840
km (520 mi) before refuelling,
with a canard front wing, sleek aerodynamic shape and a
turbocharged 350 hp (260 kW) engine, it is produced in two formats, the CO50 is a
fully-certified version capable of being flown unrestricted and with an
estimated delivery time of mid-2017, whilst the Valkyrie-X is a factory-built
experimental-certified aircraft with an estimated production time of 6 months
from the date of order,
it has a modern dash board and features the largest,
single-piece canopy in the world, the pre-orders have just been opened, and an experimental
Valkyrie-X version can be had for US buyers as early as the middle of 2016 for
a US$15,000 deposit now and the remainder of the $595,000 total when the craft
is ready for delivery, the ultimate, fully-certified version will be available
by the middle of 2017 and set you back around $699,000, before options of
course, would I like one? You bet! and I have to say it, I am not on commission!
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