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A Polish engineer has built a functioning hoverbike that looks like it was ripped straight out of Return of the Jedi. The Volonaut Airbike is a single seat, jet powered flying machine with no propellers, no wings and no visible means of lift. It weighs seven times less than a motorcycle thanks to carbon fibre construction and 3D printed components, and can reach speeds of up to 124 mph. Tomasz Patan, the inventor behind it, previously created the Jetson One personal aircraft. He spent years developing the Airbike in secret before revealing it in 2025, and when the first footage dropped, half the internet was convinced it was CGI. Volonaut has since released unedited flight footage with original audio to prove it's real. The rider controls it through body movements and a telemetry equipped helmet, with an onboard flight computer handling stabilization in real time. It is now available for pre-order at $880,000. Science fiction, delivered. (via: @volonaut) #pubity #viral #hosted