06-12-2014, 08:06 PM
06-12-2014, 08:31 PM
Now that is pretty darn cool! I checked the retail price for the flyboard - $6,250.
06-12-2014, 11:08 PM
(06-12-2014 08:06 PM)bitcruncher Wrote: [ -> ]
Wonder what kind of engine they use to get the propulsion through that tube.... I'd love to try one!
06-13-2014, 09:02 AM
I think they'e using power from the sea-doo following. You notice in the video that there was always one of 'em following the guy on the board. Of course, those could be carrying the board's power supply along as an independent unit. I didn't check.
Perhaps UCGrad knows. He did check up on the price, after all.
Perhaps UCGrad knows. He did check up on the price, after all.
06-13-2014, 02:57 PM
Quote:A Hydroboard is slightly bigger than a skateboard, but has wakeboard bindings attached to the deck. The deck is mounted on a polyurethane frame that houses two outlet pipes that provide the thrust. In total, the unit weighs about 35 pounds.
The board is connected by a coupler to four-inch fire hose (approximately 60 feet) which attaches to manifold at the back of a jetski. The propulsion from the jetski is harnessed, via the hose, to power the Hydroboard.
“All the jetski is is a sitting pump,” said Richter.
Richter said Hydroboard has developed coupling devices that will attach to the majority of jetskis on the market – Kawasaki, Yamaha or Sea-Doo (Bombardier). To adequately support a rider, he said jetskis need to be a minimum 155 horse-power, basically any four-stroke, 2002 or newer.
All that is required to use a Hydroboard is a little balance.
Richter said he has already had both a 380-pound man and a 73-year-old grandmother successfully pilot a board. He noted riders have to be a minimum of 100 pounds and 18 years old.
http://www.vernonmorningstar.com/busines...78631.html