Posted on 04/01/2022 6:44:23 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The vehicle, described as a cross between a motorcycle, a drone and a vertical take-off aircraft, can travel at speeds of 60 miles per hour for up to 40 minutes.
XTurismo looks like a scaled-up drone, except for its motorbike-style seat designed to carry a single passenger.
Shinjo, a flamboyant 50-year-old who calls himself Big Boss, appeared for his team the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' first home game of the season.
With the spotlight on him, Shinjo was wheeled into the stadium along the ground, took off and soared high above the field before landing about a minute later.
Unfortunately, the epic stunt failed to bolster his team – the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters lost 4-0 to the Saitama Seibu Lions, leaving them still searching for a first win of the season.
'If you don't spend time thinking about how to win baseball games rather than getting ready for flashy performances, you'll get dragged down into the quagmire,' one Twitter user wrote after Tuesday's game, a 4-0 loss.
'Enough performances – get results,' wrote another.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
We were promised jet-packs...
This guy Shinjo was supposed to be the next Ichiro, but he didn’t do well.
That’s not a flying motorbike. It’s a really big drone. Which is very cool, but not a flying motorbike.
Flying Motorcycle ping!......................
40 minutes ain’t bad..................
Ear splitting — like a flying wood chipper
A.L.I. Technologies XTURISMO 富士スピードウェイお披露目会（2021/10/26）
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52xwlnCD1tk
40 minutes is excellent. Wonder what the recharge time is?
Just make sure to land before E.
Substantially longer thaN 40 minutes I BET............
3 Words, Air Traffic Comtrol.
Article says it's an ICE.
Would make a great riding lawnmower.
I’d settle for one of these, probably cheaper insurance.
This would be a lot of fun but for 500,000 (UK) I would rather own a couple of houses with some horse pasture.
On a somewhat related note: Did you know you can buy a FLAME THROWER off the internet now??? As seen on ytube. Like a mini submachine FLAME THROWER.
“3 Words, Air Traffic Comtrol.”
Not below 18,000 feet.
The rebel in me wants to,go 18001 feet
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BEEN DONE.
It needs forward, reverse and lateral side thrusters
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