Move over jet packs - a real hoverboard is here.

[Sparko]

This is freaking awesome:

Flyboard Air makes every jet pack out there obsolete, as it has better range, height, speed and maneuverability. It took Zapata four years to create the device, which runs on four 250-horsepower RC jet engines, according to The Verge. It's powered by Jet A1 kerosene held in a backpack, and engine power is controlled by a hand-held remote. There's no steering wheel, obviously -- the pilot turns by banking and shifting his body weight.
https://www.engadget.com/2016/05/02/...-world-record/



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[mikewhitney]

wow. I think that craft is able to take you up to the top of a skyscraper. These would pose more (security/privacy ) issues than mere drones. But if you do try to ascend to the top of a skyscraper and land, be careful of the various wind currents around these buildings.

[Sparko]

wow. I think that craft is able to take you up to the top of a skyscraper. These would pose more (security/privacy ) issues than mere drones. But if you do try to ascend to the top of a skyscraper and land, be careful of the various wind currents around these buildings.

well since they are using jets, I assume it isn't very quiet, so I doubt you could use it to spy on anyone.

[TheWall]

Huey Lewis intensifies

[Bisto]

Green Goblin called. He wants his glider back.

[Leonhard]

Sorta reminds me of the one-man VTOL aircraft developed in the US.

Especially the Hiller Platform developed for use in Vietnam but ultimate was moving too slowly, flew too low and made too much noise to be usable.

[Sparko]

combine the flyboard with an exoskeleton suit and a hydraulic fist and you can be Iron Man!

[Roy]

combine the flyboard with an exoskeleton suit and a hydraulic fist and you can be Iron Man!

Or use jets!

[Sparko]

Or use jets!

That seems more awkward than useful. At least with the flyboard you have your hands free to shoot the bad guys with the plasma guns attached to your arms.