There is no person who has not wanted to ride a flying skateboard by watching the actor Michael J. Fox in the role of Marty McFly, while he was driving this "futuristic board" in the cult movie "Back to the Future 2." The California architect Greg Henderson made a dream come true for all those who at least once wished to take Marty's place.

Skate is called "Hendo Hoverboard", and it uses four "flying engines" which emit magnetic fields and float as long as the surface beneath them has a metallic conductors.

Henderson got the idea while trying to discover a way to construct buildings that can better withstand earthquakes. During the research he came up with a method that uses electromagnetic fields to separate the building from the ground at the time of the accident. Same technologies were used for flying skateboard, which just glides through the air.

In the video posted online, we can see how a man uses hoverboard on ramps and floats about an inch above the surface. Contrary to the movie, this hoverboard may hover only if there is a surface with a metallic conductor below it, such as copper or aluminum. This is similar to the technology used by famous maglev trains. If you are interested in more detailed physics of the device, visit this page.

Of course, for setting the rails for those trains it is necessary approximately $ 750,000 for one meter. Henderson claims that the setting of the basis for his board would not cost more than $ 10,000 per meter.

Parts of the device, such as a motor, will sell for $ 299, while the entire flying skateboard should cost about $ 10,000.

"We want everyone to see how our technology works, and to experiment what all can be done with it" said Henderson.

A group of researchers is currently working on developing an application that will allow controlling hoverboard by using smartphone.