Hovercraft

It all started with a motorcycle and a set of Legos. The bike in question is the BMW R 1200 GS Adventure, and it's a go-anywhere two-wheeler that lives up to its name. Lego Technic decided to recreate it in scale brick form, and the result is awesome. In fact, this Lego Technic kit isn't just one...

There’s a surprising number of companies attempting to develop personal hovercraft. Most are working on skateboard-style hoverboards, a concept popularized in the 1989 movie “Back to the Future Part II.” Some, however, have more ambitious plans. Take for example Russia’s...

Jay Leno has driven more combined horsepower than most people on this planet. Heck, his own Blastolene Special is a hand-built "thing of awesome" powered by a tank engine that produces 810 horsepower. That's nothing anymore for Leno. He recently had the opportunity to jump into the driver's seat of...

A French adventurist has broken the record for the longest hoverboard flight: 7,388 feet. "It's an amazing sensation, it's really peaceful," new record holder Franky Zapata told reporters immediately after the event, which was attended by about 200 people. CHECK OUT: McLaren 650S crashes minutes...

Becoming your very own Rocket Man may become a reality thanks to French ski champion Franky Zapata. The brain behind water jet Flyboards has released an absolutely crazy video showing a new, jet-powered Flyboard Air hovering well above a lake. Early reports indicate that the Flyboard Air is capable...

Yesterday, in celebration of Back to the Future Day—the date Marty McFly traveled to in Back to the Future II—Hendo unveiled the latest version of its hoverboard. And if you've dreamed of riding one like Marty did, we have bad news. ALSO SEE: 'Wreck To The Future' Is BTTF Parody Done...

What happens when you combine the oldest Japanese luxury brand, 200 meters of magnetic track, a pair of -197 degree C "cryostats," and a specially designed skatepark outside Barcelona, Spain? You get an absolutely fantastic way to break your wrist. ALSO SEE: Father Brings Son Along For Drift...

Since Marty McFly hopped on a pink Mattel version in Back to the Future II, kids—and plenty of people who aren't kids—have desperately wanted to ride a hoverboard. Last October, American startup Hendo released a video of a prototype being ridden on a small half pipe. Some of the skaters...

The video is only a teaser, but this is how a teaser video should be done. It seems that Lexus may have created a hoverboard. We're not sure how, we're not sure why, and we're not even sure if this is real, but we've double checked the calendars to be sure we're nowhere near April 1. The tagline...

Fans of the Star Wars movies need no convincing of the virtues of a hoverbike, and it appears neither does the military. The Department of Defense is teaming up with Malloy Aeronautics to turn the British engineering firm’s hoverbike concept into a reality, with further development and...

This isn’t a new project, and it’s not something that has blown up all over the Internet. We can’t figure out why. Because it’s awesome. Sure, it only has a 16-hp engine, and sure it’s not exactly quick or anything (top speed is about 23 mph). But it looks amazing, has...

You can now live out your Marty McFly fantasies, courtesy of Kickstarter.

If you asked a guy in the 1960s what he thought we'd be driving today, he'd probably think about what he'd seen in a popular TV science-fiction show of the time and say "a hover car". But 1960s guy would probably be a little disappointed that what people are actually driving are cars that look a...

A New Zealand man has built what may be the coolest homebrew vehicle ever.