Sunday, January 29, 2012

The Jetlev Flyer

For this blog I will be talking about an amazing cool new invention and gadget called the Jetlev Flyer . The Jetlev is a water jet pack that uses water propulsion to boost you in the air and into the water. The Jetlev-Flyer was invented by a Chinese Canadian inventor Raymond Li. The jet pack was developed over the last ten years, and allows its user to be propelled by water up to 30 ft and as fast as 22 mph. This jetpack is divided into two parts which is the place where you seat and manipulate de jet pack, and the machine itself, which sucks water to propel the pilot. The jet pack has a fiberglass backpack that is extremely lightweight and  it sucks up water through a hose and sends it to the engine, which then propels the person in the air. By separating the engine and the jetpack, Raymond Li was able to get the participant to be boosted even further. The "pilot" of the jetpack also has controls that they can utilize to manipulate how much thrust they get and the direction that they want to go. The power is like what a firefighter feels when he is pointing a water jet. The jetpack itself measures 38.25"H x 35"W x 21.25-24.25"L (97 cm H x 89 cm W x 54-62 cm L) and weighs around 30 lbs (14 kg) when dry, while the tethered boat unit measures 127 in (323 cm) long and 48 in (121 cm) wide at its widest point. The jet pack has a built in backrest out of fiberglass so that the user can lay back comfterbly,then it has glued a thick layer of rubber foam to the front so it wouldn’t sink when he takes off and lands, it has a harnest so that you dont fall of your seat. the creator also added a seat with the backrest and the harnest.  The Jetlev- Flyer cost about 100,000 Euros or $130,000 dollars, and it is sold all around Europe and Middle East.