AirBoard is an innovative gasoline powered personal hovercraft that rides on a cushion of air and can go as fast as 15 mph.
Priced at $14,000, it can operate over concrete, asphalt, grass or shallow wet areas, but cannot hover over water, sand, or dirt-filled areas.
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waldo
How it a hover craft if it’s still on the ground?
Oct 28th, 2009
Kate
Cool! I want it.
Oct 28th, 2009
unDave
Sweet, i saw some home-made of this made out of $1000 USD on Myth Busters, nothing like this of course.
-by unDave™
Oct 28th, 2009
Anirtak
it looks awfully heavy
Oct 28th, 2009
hige
kewl!
Oct 28th, 2009
michal
….its nothing like skating, surfing etc….esp as none of those sports use gasoline….!! very random.
Oct 29th, 2009
Makismo
Well that sucks, its just Wheelies, but bigger and this time when some one bumps into you, you’ll REALLY feel it! And it is by no means a “Hover Craft” if it can not travel over all terrain, including water and “sandy areas”.
Oct 29th, 2009
Moinid
Nice gadget :)
Oct 29th, 2009
cj
it’s like a really expensive segway:(
Oct 29th, 2009
gum6y
any surface – except water!
so is it a hovercraft then?
any wheels under that skirt?
Oct 29th, 2009
unDave
You guys, I crave attention
-by unDave™
Oct 29th, 2009
Hahah
Can’t go over dirt/soil/water.
what a pos.
Oct 29th, 2009
nnn
>>>>GASOLINE POWERED<<<<<
when will you people learn!
besides its really ugly.
Oct 29th, 2009
JB
I agree, we are heading to world where peak oil is a reality and other natural resources are following suit.
There is no room for this.
And it is nothing like skating, like to see you try and ole a gap, or go for a font side air on that!
Nothing like surfing
It’s a hoover craft.
Good idea, but need to be smarter on the powered front.
Oct 29th, 2009
mike
Man, I thought the segway was stupid…. This is even dumber!!!!
Oct 29th, 2009
brecht
horrible in so many ways…
Oct 29th, 2009
D
traversing sand/water/dirt is WHY you buy a hovercraft? $15,000 to ride over flat parking lots and lawns…for an hour… seriously?
Oct 29th, 2009
Karin Stewart
Does it remind you of “Back to the Future”?
Oct 29th, 2009
swan
Priced at $14,000……..Too expensive……
Oct 29th, 2009
Don
didn`t they showed this on the year 2000 in the Olympic Opening in Sydney?
Oct 29th, 2009
julie
Very cool! I love how gay it seems. I want to ride it!!!
Oct 30th, 2009
brudder
GASOLINE?! We hardly need a new toy powered by gasoline…lame
Oct 30th, 2009
Raziel
Not random ! Creative !
Oct 30th, 2009
bayilik
excellent but very expensive.
Oct 31st, 2009
hallowe'en flavr
i would rarther buy a segway. this is pretty pointless.
Oct 31st, 2009
Reilly
Looks bloody expensive.
Nov 3rd, 2009
amanhem
i like it,
but its very expensive
Nov 3rd, 2009
Ian
5 litre engine ??? NO WAY !
5 litre fuel tank maybe !
Lame !
Nov 4th, 2009
ewan
Lame.
Nov 5th, 2009
Vincent
Give me $100 and I can make the same thing using plywood, duct tape, a tarp, some staples, a half-broken lawnmower, and some grip tape on the deck. I’d probably have the rider standing sideways, of course…
Same thing with the added bonuses of being able to go over water and sand, as well as having a larger gas tank.
Oct 27th, 2010
Fiesta guy
a lil more power and electric motor should do it.
Oct 28th, 2010
Elphi
It only lifts up off the ground by an inch or less, so it’s still technically a hover craft. The only benefit it provides is that it doesn’t have any friction on the ground, making the ‘gasoline’ part much more efficient, since it doesn’t battle friction. Also, no friction means that it can take a pretty large amount of weight and transport it effortlessly. It is still too clunky to give that ‘futuristic’ vibe, though.
Aug 15th, 2011
marc
nice but much too expensive and not worth this kind of money, you can buy a whole hovercraft machine with more spects on for 11000, and than you can also go over water, with this machine you cannot, it is a gadget but not for the market, value for this product should be aroun 4500 USD MAXIMUM.
Feb 21st, 2012
Enrico Martinez
It needs more horsepower, and bigger cushion base.
More horsepower = easier lifting.
The bigger cushion base, the bigger area (per square inch) the weight will be distributed.
Combine the two, you can hover on water, land, sand, swamp; even if its only a few inches above those surfaces.
May 23rd, 2012
martin
expensive piece of sh…. can you go on water with that thing??
Jul 18th, 2012
Paul Ellis
I came up with a similar idea 15 years ago, but dismissed it as impractical.
I am now nearing completion of a prototype “Hoverboard” which has the same fun features, is faster, and far, far less expensive. It features a tiny gas engine and will run for 10 hours without refilling.
It will go over most surfaces, including water and is 100% buoyant, so if the engine stops, you don’t sink!
Hopefully it will be available commercially later this year (2015).
May 30th, 2015
student
will it go faster with a lighter person
Dec 5th, 2016