Posted on 01/10/2011 11:32:41 AM PST by bunkerhill7
Photos of the Day: Half Jet Ski, Half Jet Pack The Jetlev-Flyer personal flying machine employs a powerful 4-stroke engine and water nozzle reaction force to achieve stable controlled flight... continue
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someone has too much time on their hands
and “flying” using firehoses is good for what?
Fun?
extinguishing boat fires?
Post case of beer, “been there done that”, only different hose.
You know, I admit that it’s a pretty stupid and useless idea... but I’d be on that and up in the air quicker’n I could say “Hold my beer”!!!
You know, I admit that it’s a pretty stupid and useless idea... but I’d be on that and up in the air quicker’n I could say “Hold my beer”!!!
My neighbor “Sky Pilot” will like that, after he gets out of the hospital recovering from his last crash. Grown men and their toys.
It could be useful for people on the water within an hour or two of a rescue. With some kind of muffler and keeping it low to the surface I could see it as an insertion/extraction tool.
under-the-radar Rain Raiders??
The SpitShower Commandos?
Flood victim rescuer?
hmph.. I saw the title and thought “what has my ex-wife done now”?
If you had a trained pilot that could hook a rescue victim in and take him with them, you bet. I don’t think in an area that had buildings and power lines and stuff just below the water you’d give it to someone who had no training and is stressed already.
They show the girl strapping in etc but we never get to see her fly. RIP OFF!!!
What happens if you fly too high and pull the tube out of the water? Lawsuit?
Better not run out of gas cuz a belly-buster from 30 ft is gonna hurt!
The motor and pump are in a small boat like thing on the bottom end of the feed hose. It looks too heavy for the thing to lift.
That’s becuause the bikinis would be goners.
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