Strap on a fanny pack full of fuel? What could go wrong? From: Chuck McCown Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 12:14 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - Flyboard Air
You could always have a fanny pack full of fuel. From: Mathew Howard Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 11:13 AM To: af Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - Flyboard Air Yeah, I think it's real... there are apparently turbines out there that are small enough and produce enough thrust to make it plausible, I don't quite see how they can fit enough fuel in there though. On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Robert Andrews <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote: The balance skill comes from their product that is water driven with the hose from a jet ski. I believe that small hi-bypass turbojets are now available with 200+ lbs of thrust. Enough to do what we saw in the video. What I don't see is the fuel to run it. Even for just 3.55 minutes. But there is a 10 minute platform that is out there right now that is like the old jet pack but with two hi-bypass turbines on it that is currently in beta. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCYSWyHDpfU On 04/12/2016 09:12 AM, Bill Prince wrote: I think it's some kind of fake. There is not enough volume in the platform for the kind of thrust that is being generated. bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 4/12/2016 6:23 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: Looks perfect for site surveys and tower maintenance.� But is it real? � http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/11/11406142/flyboard-air-hoverboard-franky-zapata �
