英国发明家造出会飞的自行车：最高能飞1200米
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="ET">ET</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="BMX">BMX</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="child">child</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="first">first</span> <span word="human">human</span>-<span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="bike">bike</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>-<span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>.</p><p>当外星人<span word="ET">ET</span>骑着辆<span word="BMX">BMX</span>小轮车飞到天上时，看上去是那样的轻而易举。但是全世界的第一辆人力自行飞车却需要有点创新思维才能真正起飞。</p><p><span word="Comprising">Comprising</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ungainly">ungainly</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wings">wings</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fan">fan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parachute">parachute</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Paravelo">Paravelo</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 4,000<span word="ft">ft</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 25<span word="mph">mph</span>.</p><p>这辆名为<span word="Paravelo">Paravelo</span>的自行飞车上安装了滑翔翼、螺旋桨、马达和降落伞，虽然外观不怎么优雅，但却能飞至4000英尺的高空，最高速度可达每小时25英里。</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paravelo">Paravelo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="wheeled">wheeled</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> – <span word="albeit">albeit</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="towing">towing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trailer">trailer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="biofuel">biofuel</span>-<span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="fan">fan</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="runway">runway</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trailer">trailer</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="docked">docked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>.</p><p><span word="Paravelo">Paravelo</span>在地面行驶时，与普通两轮自行车没有太大区别，只是它多了一个拖车，上面装有使用生物燃料的大螺旋桨。但要是有足够空间做跑道的话，拖车就能与自行车部分结合，变型成飞行器，在满油状态下可飞行三小时。</p><p><span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="creators">creators</span>, <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Fordon">Fordon</span>, 37, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yannick">Yannick</span> <span word="Read">Read</span>, 42, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paravelo">Paravelo</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> £10,000. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="revolutionise">revolutionise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p>
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