A few people think it may be a JT 100 or similar light aircraft turbine. Backpack most likely holds fuel. Such flying boards using water propelled from a jetski engine already exist. Nothing in this video is unbelievable.
On Saturday, April 16, 2016, Ross McLean <[email protected]> wrote: > The pilot is Franky Zapata, the inventor of the Flyboard, which is a water > powered version of the Airboard. He appears to be extremely capable on the > water powered Flyboard so I would expect he would be equally at home on a > jet turbine powered unit. > > I really don't think it is a fake. usually with these things there is only > one scratchy video. He has several high quality video's showing take-off, > landing and generally flying around. > > If you look at the video from Mike's link, he clearly takes off and flies > away. I have downloaded the video and gone over it frame by frame, I can't > see where it is faked. > > > > I'm with Mike on this one, if you are sure it is a fake please let me know > what you can see that I am missing. > > > _________________________________________________________________________________________ > > *Ross McLean* > > > > *From:* Aus-soaring [mailto:[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>] > *On Behalf Of *Mike Borgelt > *Sent:* Friday, 15 April 2016 1:06 PM > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] skyboard > > > > At 08:07 AM 4/15/2016, you wrote: > > > > fake > > > > Do you have some knowledge or a link you can share with us that says it is > fake and gives some evidence? Because nothing being shown is physically > impossible. Last year we had the JB-9 jetpack flying around the Statue of > Liberty. 2 x AMT Nike engines for 160 Kg thrust. Was that fake too? The guy > with the jet powered wingsuit, Yves Rossy? > > This thing could use 4 x AMT Titan engines for 160Kg total thrust. > Someone has gone to a lot of trouble for a fake. Note the two electric > ducted fans either side for yaw control, the hand held controllers. > > There's another vid showing the takeoff. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn99MimWOxA Note the gridded takeoff > platform to prevent hot gas re-ingestion into the engines. > Zapata Racing, the company involved already make various water powered > jetpacks for recreational use. Water is pumped through a hose and ejected > downwards for thrust. So the pilot is likely an experienced > jetpack/platform user. > > Mike > > > > > > > > *Borgelt Instruments *- > *design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978* > www.borgeltinstruments.com > tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 > mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 > P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia >
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