Airbus, a major name in aviation has just unveiled a fully operated 3-D Printed Motorbike, this top secret project was personally test driven by Airbus’ boss Tom Enders on may 20th. You may be wondering what is an aviation manufacturer doing creating a motorbike and when will we be seeing the full production line? At the moment no one can really answer these questions, but here is a few things we do know about airbus’s new creation. It is fully electric, weighs 77 pounds or 35 kilograms, and is 30% lighter than any other electrical motorcycle stated by Airbus Subsidiary APWorks.
The Motorbike was nicknamed “Light Rider”, for its hollow-looking frame that reduces the overall weight and allows for a powerful 6 kilowatt engine. Airbus has applied the the same fundamentals on aircraft’s, in fact Airbus introduced a 3-D printed twin-engined prototype at Berlins Air Show in early June. Joachim Zettler, Chief Executive of APWorks, said 3-D printing had made it possible to produce the bikes hollow-looking frame. “The complex and branched hollow structure couldn’t have been produced using conventional production technologies such as milling or welding,” he said. Prices will start at 50,000 euros.
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