Friday, September 7, 2012

Human Propulsion Units: The FlyBoard

Franky Zapata, Personal Watercraft guru and founder of Zapata Racing, has come up with a way to combine a number of his personal passions into one heck of an idea, concept, and now invention - The FlyBoard.

Using the power of the jet propulsion unit found in any typical personal watercraft, one can connect Zapata's contraption to it and fly like superman through the air, then plunge into, and through the water like a dolphin at high speed, and then breach the water into the air to once again take on flight up to 30 feet in the air.

Forward movement speeds through the air seem significant 20, 30 maybe 40 or 50 miles per hour in burst look possible. Airborne flips, spirals and sailor-dive submarine manuvuers are shown in the below promo video shot by the newly formed FlyBoard Company, official distributor of Zapata's invention.

This video speaks for itself, and although it is not the newest of stories, it remains one of the most notable and inspiring to those of us who want to do what you are about to witness. Personally, I am already building a mental list of low hanging fruit regarding obvious enhancements and incredible potential for this device as a personal recreation device, movie prop, or even military application. Way to go Franky!

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