News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Airline pilots landing at LAX report “a guy in jetpack” flying alongside them. Parent comment

Re:Airline pilots landing at LAX report “a guy in jetpack” f... by taneq on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:52AM (#24342395)
Zapata’s Flyboard Air has much the same capabilities, as doors the Gravity Industries suit.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Airline pilots landing at LAX report “a guy in jetpack” f... by imglorp on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @11:05AM (#24342581)
Seem not, maximum 100 mph (edit: for flyboard. Gravity Industries max is 84 mph)

https://atlanticflyboard.com/flyboard-air

https://gravity.co/experience/

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Airline pilots landing at LAX report “a guy in jetpack” f... by taneq on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @08:47PM (#24348858)
Oh cmon, 16mph difference in top speed is still "much the same".

Yves Rossy's wing: Optimized for forward flight, has VTOL capability, bulky.

Zapata's flyboard: Good middle ground, VTOL with decent speed, restricts ground movement.

Gravity jetsuit: Optimized for hovering, lightweight, can walk in it.

They're all doing much the same thing though, strap some jets onto a human and allow them to fly with VTOL.

[ Parent | on HN ]