actually... he has something on his back, I wonder if that's the fuel tank.
On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > You could always have a fanny pack full of fuel. > > *From:* Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 12, 2016 11:13 AM > *To:* af <af@afmug.com> > *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 >>>> � >>>> >>> >>> >
