Instead of a helicopter, people could use the hoverbike.

人们可以使用悬浮自行车来代替直升机。

The hoverbike is safer because it has guarded rotors.

气垫自行车更安全，因为它具有受保护的转子。

The full-size hoverbike will be powered by a gasoline engine turning an alternator to provide power for its four electric rotors.

全尺寸翱翔车将由汽油发动机启动的交流发电机为其四个回转轴供能。

Hoverbikes have sensors and an autopilot, so they can act like drones.

悬浮自行车有传感器和自动驾驶仪，因此它们可以像无人机一样行动。

Now the American army will develop the hoverbike technology in Maryland.

现在美国陆军将在马里兰州开发悬浮自行车技术。

The British firm Malloy Aeronautics has demonstrated a prototype of its hoverbike that it says will be a truly personal flying platform.

英国马洛依航空公司已经展示了自己研发的一辆飞行摩托原型并且表示它将是真正的个人飞行平台。

It also has on-board sensors and autopilot features, which allow the hoverbike to act like a drone.

它还具有机载传感器和自动驾驶功能，使悬浮自行车能够像无人机一样工作。

The US Department of Defence is interested in hoverbike technology because of its versatility -- a hoverbike can be used to transport supplies, fly unmanned and operate as a surveillance platform.

美国国防部对气垫自行车技术很感兴趣，因为它具有多功能性——气垫自行车可以用来运输物资、无人驾驶飞行以及作为监视平台。