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Homemade hoverbike anyone?

So i have some motors but will they lift me off the ground....time for a test.
Now we have a hint that these might get me airborne we need a chassis.
So does it work???????
Ok the fact this worked at all is a miracle at all to some people which proves that you should try stuff even if you think you know the outcome. So lets sum it up, you can control forwards backwards with your weight distribution (its not fighter jet responses but works) and side to side can come from placing more weight on either feet (anyone who could ride flatland and do hitchhikers will understand this) but all this is very hard when the machine gets into a spin which happens when the engines are not running at same speed.
I've tried a few ideas with throttle stops etc but as i just redline both engines the way the cdi deals with the rev limit clearly has fluctuations in it, when both engines are in sync this is quite a stable machine and the people that predicted it would flip over i sorry to say its never even come close to doing that.
The only thing i was planning to add was a small EDF engine on rear to act as a tail rotor to stop the spin but we can blame UPS for losing the parcel then having some stupid system to get THEM to find it, and as these sponsored videos have a timescale to work to this video needed to be ready this week so maybe there will be a MK2 at some point.
To clear up a few other points the rear prop is a mirrored version of the front which Helix made especially for it. 
The engines are 2 stroke so can handle being flat but we have had uneven wear on one side of piston ring/barrel.
Weight is a hugh factor, even taking keys out of pocket and fuel tank being half full makes a noticeable difference so no room for pulse jets i'm afraid.

Thanks Ford and thanks for watching.

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