Three Delhi Students Convert Triumph Daytona 675 Superbike Into A Hoverbike Prototype, Make It Fly

The Triumph Daytona 675 superbike delivers a pure adrenaline rush on the road or track. But have you ever seen a Daytona 675 fly? Well, that's exactly what students of Netaji Subhash University of Technology (NSUT) in Delhi managed to do.

Three students of the institute have converted a Triumph Daytona 675 into a manned aerial vehicle - but they are using it unmanned because of safety reasons.

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The project named Socorro is being developed by three students - Siddhant Sharma, Daksh Lakra and Saurav Vaid, The Times of India reported.

The idea was first conceptualised by Siddhant Sharma. Subsequently, it stuck with the engineering student and spawned a new one. That is when Siddhant reached his batch mates, which brought Daksh Lakra and Saurav Vaid into the picture.

The students have been aiming to achieve an ariel height of 20 cm. Until now, they have been able to take it to a height of 5-7 cm. So, the prototype machine was able to produce enough thrust to take a lift. The students are confident that it can take the weight of an adult. Since safety is of paramount importance, they have restricted the height to which the machine can fly.

The engine might be from the Daytona 675 but it has brought several advantages to the project. It is a powerful three-cylinder engine, producing 118.5 PS of power at 12,305 rpm and 70.2 Nm of torque at 9,900 rpm. But more significantly, it is light at just 47kgs.

Last year, the students started the initial development of the 'flying bike' at a workshop in West Delhi¡¯s Mayapuri. They designed and built the chassis from the ground up. the bike was taken apart and mounted to new chassis along with all the electricals.

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In September 2020, they move to another shop where they made further changes and test runs before installing the prototype on the NSUT campus in Dwarka around late 2021. As a safety measure, the prototype can also be operated remotely.

After a year and a half on the project, last week, the team's flying bike made its first legitimate lift-off. The hard work finally came to fruition much to the delight of three mechanical engineers.

The moment arrived when the bike held stable flight, millimetres above ground for 8 seconds.

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