It's easy to learn and simple manoeuvres are achieved with just a little practice. By adjusting your balance and changing your weight from one side to the other you can turn from 180º to 360º. It can take you to new heights of
extreme fun and you can make it as easy or as difficult to ride as you like. Whether you want to simply have a ride or get a little more out of your own ability by trying out different moves and testing boundaries its up to you because the AIRBOARD will give back whatever you can dish out!
Experience the Future Today!
Fly your very own AIRBOARD identical to those used in the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games!
The Airboard is a small gasoline powered personal hovercraft that rides on a cushion of air. The rider uses a combination of balance and skill to cause varying degrees of contact with the ground to change direction and effect control. The sensation is best described as a combination of flying and skiing.
Easy to Ride
The Airboard has an electric start. Simply start it up, hop on board, adjust the throttle and away you go. By using varying degrees of weight transfer, the Airboard can be made to respond in different ways - sharp or slow turns, 360º turns and sliding turns are all possible. As your skills increase so does the range of exciting manoeuvres you can perform.
The Airboard accelerates quickly to a top speed of 25 kph (15 mph).
Easy to Control
There are two levers on the handle bar - One for lift (engine speed) and one for thrust. By leaning back a small thrust wheel at the rear of the vehicle can be brought into contact with the ground to assist acceleration. When flying the rider simply leans to the left to turn to the left, leans to the right to turn to the right. Stopping is attained by either a sharp turn or letting go of the controls.
Easy to Maintain
The four stroke petrol engine is manufacture by one of the worlds largest manufacturers and needs only periodic maintenance. All wearing components, such as filters and friction pads, are easily serviced by the user.
The Airboard can be used any firm reasonably level surface such as mown grass, asphalt, pavement etc., or any packed dense surface that is free of stones and litter. The Airboard is not suitable for use on water!
Ideal for beginners & skilled riders (OVER 14 YEARS OF AGE)
SPECIFICATIONS |
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| Dimensions: | |
| Diameter | 1650 mm (5 ft 4ins) |
| Height incl. handle | 1200 mm (4 ft 0 ins) |
| Deck height | 300 mm (1ft 0 ins) |
| Weight | approximately 70kg (152 lb) |
| Control & Performance | |
| Top speed | 25km/h (15mph) subject to conditions |
| Incline/ascent | 30 degrees |
| Steering | weight shift |
| Braking | Brake lever- cuts throttle and expels air |
| Hand Controls | Brake, clutch |
| Lift Controls | Throttle lever |
| Emergency Cut-off | safety lanyard to engine kill switch |
| Maximum obstacle height | 40mm (1-1/2 ins) |
| Stopping distance | approximately 6m at 25km/h |
| Operating Surfaces | Firm mowed grass, hard asphalt, concrete |
| General: | |
| Total payload, incl. rider | 120kg (260Ib) |
| Operating time | 1.5 hours on full tank of fuel |
| Construction | Roto-moulded Metallocine LDPE square tubular chassis |
| Finish colour | Variable- most primary colours |
| Starting | Electric key-start, Battery included |
| Engine | Briggs & Stratton 4-stroke |
| Fuel tank capacity | 5 litre (1.3 US gal) |
| Fuel type | Use clean, lead-free gasoline with a minimum of 85 Octane |
| Approx. shipping weight |
150kg (330 lb) incl. shipping package |
| Approx. shipping package size | 740mm H x 1800mm W x 1800mm L (30 ins H x 6 ft W x 6ft L) |