Do you think these could be come the next small thing in military "Aviation"?
 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztx2Wud7-hY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftbdPspfRBY


Air Flyboard: the flying board that beats a hoverboard

That's a pretty impressive (albeit terrifying) bit of engineering...

I'll wait until the afterburner variant is available Nutty :E

Wouldn't work for me; been a while since I was compliant with the area rule...

**** me!

I could have done with one of those on more than one occasion!

What for a WX Check Langley ... That would have made your nose bleed somewhat ;)

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Do you think these could be come the next small thing in military "Aviation"?

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Cynical old sod that I am, think of the terrorist/criminal applications.

Looks like the Green Goblin got it right in the Spiderman films.

Would beards create drag, thus reducing speed and [presumably] payload?

I have watched Franky demonstrating flyboards and those water jet boots at Cavalaire sur Mer. The guy is certifiable! ;)

Fella called Icarus tried that and came unstuck. Thing seems to work all right, though, Am bit too old for that caper now, I'm afraid. The SAR inflatable "chase boats" were having a whale of a time.

Can see plenty of applications. You could give him a butterfly net to field all the drones (or a 12-bore). A lot cheaper than a chopper for traffic surveillance. Could mark the ringleader of (say) a riot, and pin-point him to police. Could put m/bike couriers out of business.

What happens if you have a flame-out ?

Danny.

What happens if you have a flame-out ?

Gravity

I want one! Anyone know what a kidney will fetch on the open market?

Sure looks like fun! Reminds me of the 1950's Hiller Pawnee...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ee_%282%29.jpg

Same thing, different era. :cool:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:H...Pawnee_(2).jpg

I have visions of him shooting up vertically, spooling out his tape measure as he goes to check the cloud base, whilst checking his thermometer in his other hand at the same time..


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I'd need one for each leg.

That is just mental.
So - is that just a Bell Rocket belt with the nozzles on the foot platform instead?
I assume from the sound and instant thrust it's rocket powered and not turbine?
Or are those model aircraft turbines at the side?
The exhaust efflux also looks turbine like - confused.
Personally if flying the damn thing I'd be zoom climbing out of the dead man's curve asap on take off!
Where's his ballistic parachute??!!

That Monaco video sure sounds like a model aircraft turbine.

Ever more inventive methods of certain aeronautical suicide....

Certainly a neat bit of gear.

If I had used one for measuring cloud base I would have had one hand on controls and the other in the free kick position, never mind the thermometer!