Water-powered Jetlev makes jetpacks fun for non-daredevils
By Donald Melanson 
posted February 13th 2009 2:53PM
posted February 13th 2009 2:53PM
We first caught sight of this bit of technology in patent form way back in 2007 but, in a bit of a twist, it's now actually come to fruition, and could well soon be hurling you across a lake near you. As you can imagine, the jetpack works as described in the patent, with it employing a flexible hose / tether that gets paired with a separate vessel that houses the propulsion engine and other related systems. That apparently greatly improves the thrust to weight ratio compared to a standalone jetpack, and makes the system a good deal safer as a bonus. While it's still undergoing tests, the company says it'll be accepting orders for the first model, a 155 HP version, in April of this year, and it says that the first venues offering "flights" could be up and running as soon as this summer. Until then, you'll just have to make do with the video after the break.
[Thanks, JC]
[Thanks, JC]
Great idea. They should sell it bundled with a Fuel Jet...
looks freaking awesome! i just wonder how loud it is.
This has nasty face plants all over it...
This is way cooler than the flying tube
I bet this would be really cool for about 20 minutes...then what?!
Then your credit card bill arrives.
Oh god, if only they could put a machete in his left hand, that would have been the BEST PICTURE EVER!
now if we could get someone to dress up as sackboy and re-enact some explosive barrel goodness we are set :)
I want to hear the noise it makes (I'm assuming it's v.loud), but this looks like heaps of fun for water sports fans.
Wow if that's how Jason is traveling now were all screwed!
Great for the environment.
This Guy does this at my lake i see him testing it all the time, it was pretty wild when i 1st saw it.
The Mythbusters did this with a car, granted they had to use 6-8 fire hoses but still pretty neat.
That looks like way more fun than a Ferrari, for about the same cash!
The hose is powered via the output from what looks like a 4 person jetboat/jetski.
So if you are tied to the output end of a jetski HOW DO YOU MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE!!!
YOU WOULD HAVE TO DRAG THE JETSKI BACKWARDS ACROSS THE LAKE ! ! !
Sounds like fun to me........ NOT....
Remember those motorized airplanes you had as a kid, the ones that you held on to the string and they just spun around you till you puked.
YOU'RE THE PLANE ! ! !