Kale Makeham is a pilot, YouTuber and creator of the Kite Bike, a monstrosity that has caught our attention because it is fun, crazy and because, in addition, in its tests things have not gone exactly as planned and the result is even comical. Of course, it must be recognized that Kale has a lot of value.
And Makeham has created his Kite Bike in Australia, where else? The truth is that having so much extension and dimensions so far from what we are used to: its coastline is 35,821 kilometers while that of Spain is 7,905 km, its surface is 7,617,930 km compared to 506,030 kilometers. squares of our country. These are two comparative data, it is normal for one to get their wires crossed.
So putting this on the table, it will no longer surprise us (or perhaps it will) that what Kale is looking for is to cross the Murray River, in South Australia. We do not know the exact width, but we are talking about a river whose length is 2,508 kilometers, another figure that is difficult to assimilate, like the fact that someone thinks it is a good idea to anchor a motorcycle to a hang glider and start flying across rivers.
The Kite Bike in front of a river that could reach from Dunkirk -France- to Cádiz (if we go down the Mediterranean)
Actually flying across rivers is the idea, because as we can see in the video, the final result is quite different from what Kale Makeham could imagine when he was making his plans. And it is already difficult enough to jump on a motorcycle, or cross a river, to put a hang glider on it.
So there is a lot of merit in the fact that Makeham managed to fly. And although the attempt did not end as expected, there are other flights that ended well, the truth is that all the time he has been working on the project and jumping-planning surely makes him still want to try it.
What is certain is that he has had ingenuity and desire, and will continue to have it, and that he is not afraid of heights or the bugs that can be found in the river. After all, he’s Australian!
