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A hoverbike (or hovercycle) is a vehicle that can hover, resembling a flying motorbike, having at least two propulsive portions—one in front of and one behind the driver. It is often used as a staple vehicle in science fiction and near future settings , but since the early 2010s, some attempts have been made at developing a functional ...
The "Flying Pigeon" name was intended as an expression of peace during the war in Korea. The Flying Pigeon logo is a stylized dove, representing concord and harmony, resting on the initials FG. Previous logos have depicted the dove in flight. [4] The Flying Pigeon was at the forefront of the bicycle phenomenon in the People's Republic of China.
Flying Scot was a marque used by Scottish and then an English bicycle manufacturer The Flying Scot bikes were first built in 1901 by David Rattray and Co. in Glasgow . Rattray was probably the largest maker of lightweight bicycles in Scotland .
In the early 1980s, Flying Pigeon was the country's biggest bike manufacturer, selling 3 million cycles in 1986. Its 20-kilo black single-speed models were popular with workers, and there was a waiting list of several years to get one, and even then buyers needed good guanxi (relationship) in addition to the purchase cost, which was about four ...
The Royal Enfield WD/RE known as the "Flying Flea" was a lightweight British motorcycle developed by Royal Enfield for the British War Office (the WD came from War Department) as a means of transport that could be dropped by parachute or carried in gliders, to quickly carry messages and signals between airborne and assault troops where radio communications were not in place.
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, ... is the Chinese Flying Pigeon, with numbers exceeding 500 million. [1] ...
Better put the bikes back in the garage, kids. — Video produced by Anne Lilburn and edited by Jimmie Rhee E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is currently streaming on Hulu
The Scott Flying Squirrel was a motorcycle made by The Scott Motorcycle Company between 1926 and the outbreak of World War II. [1] Production resumed after the War and continued until 1950. Development