Dr Catalin Alexandru Duru has created a working prototype of a hoverboard a much-coveted concept since its introduction in the Back to the Future movie trilogy.
Duru was also able to set a Guinness world record while showing off his creation, hovering over Lake Ouareau in Quebec. He needed to fly at least 164 feet (50 metres) to put his name in the record book, which he greatly exceeded by travelling over 900 feet while hovering 16 feet over the water.
The astonishing footage can be seen below:
The idea of a hoverboard was popularised by BTTF, which was set in 2015 and celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. However this board differs, acting more as a mini quad copter.
Duru mentions in the description of the video that “The prototype can be used anywhere, but is usually tested over water because of how dangerously high it can fly (which is ironic considering that the movie joked that it can’t).”
The doctor credits himself as the first to make a working hoverboard prototype, though others have tried in the past. The Hendo Hoverboard conforms more to the preconcieved idea of a Hoverboard, but only floats about an inch or so above the ground. However as early as 1957, The US Army dabbled in hover technology, creating the Hiller Flying Platform, an impressive machine which ran on gasoline and had a top speed of 15 mph.
