Put a plumber in a shed for a couple of weeks during his “hobby time” and he just might be able to create a hoverbike. Although it doesn’t get much higher than a couple of feet, Colin Furze’s creation is pretty innovative.

Before the hoverbike, the crazy inventor has created homemade Wolverine claws, a jet-powered bicycle and most recently a thermite launcher. Now, as requested by fans, he embarked on his first-ever flying project. Mashable explains:

He created the hoverbike, a seatless, brake-less contraption powered by two motorized propellers in place of wheels. He only shows it off in short bursts, so you probably can’t fly it down to your local store to buy bread.

Furze crafted the hoverbike with some parts supplied by Ford, documenting the process from picking what to make, getting the necessary materials,building it and riding it.

It took four sessions to really get the hang of flying it and by the end of it he was shooting off fireworks.

[source: mashable]