Damn awesome. Must be one hell of a pump he’s dragging along behind himself there, I wonder how long it can run for?

Flash Liquidizing Ultra Dousing Device, anyone? (FLUDD)

You’d pummel the shit out of a swimmer if you flew over him.

It’s basically a fire hose lifter like the Mythbusters used to lift a car. dangerous stuff if used irresponsibly.

richard branson will be flying one over the english channel soon

The technology to do that has been around for 100 years; makes you knock yourself in the head and say “Why didn’t I think of that?!?!”

Now I know what I want for Christmas.

meh, old news.

the god of gaffer-tape, macgyver, did that in the final episode. him and his (newly found) long lost son used a couple of industrial pressure washers with steering wheels lashed with seat belts as a frame to blast out of the hold of a ship they were stuck in thanks to the bad guys.

i wonder what other old hacks from mulleted wonder are due for revival..

I don’t know how practical it would be for fire fighters unless they’re working near a lake, river, etc. They would need a huge water supply like that since putting fires out takes much longer than most people think. That said, I’m sure there’s some application that they could have for it.

>>Flash Liquidizing Ultra Dousing Device, anyone? (FLUDD)<< anongcb….I like it! Actually, no I love it!

O…and yea, I cried. I’m a physicist/hacker, so I’m thinking of my own little design now…hehe.

That sure looks like fun :)

as a fire fighter i can only see this being used in river or lake environments where the water supply is nearly endless. a “small” fire truck can push 1200 gallons a minute or better and most trucks only have maybe 1000 gallons on board. not to mention the average fire fighter carries upwards of 100 lbs of gear when they’re fully suited up. there is also the bulky (and heavy) air pack we have to wear.

I can already tell you that no city fire fighter is going to use their water supply to lift a man and his gear 30′ when they can use a ladder and save that water for a fire. especially considering when you have multiple engines pulling off a city water grid there are unpredictable pressure drops. obviously this would lead to unpredictable drops in altitude as well.

its a really neat idea, but not for fire fighting. while the jets might put out the fire the heat plume over the fire and subsequent steam cloud would cook the wearer and everyone else alive.

there is a helluva lot more to fire fighting than putting the wet stuff on the hot stuff.

if they coupled the pump base with a jet ski body it might be better used for high speed shore patrol. that way the jets wouldn’t have to drag the base along.

Freaky and amazing all in one package.

Where do I buy?

i wonder how long till mythbusters does this one?

What’s the fun of a jetpack that runs out of gas at 50 feet? I’d rather have a great ride that has its limits than a doodad that will take me a few feet in the air and then run out of fuel.

This looks like a blast, if you’ll pardon the pun. Much more fun than skiing. :)

I’m cautious – unless that ‘jetski thing’ is ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE it would have a hard time putting out enough pressure thru a 6 inch bore fire hose. Seriously, you’re lifting rider, ‘metal backpack’, and 20 feet of 6 inch hose full of water (weighs a LOT). A fire truck has a hard time putting out that much water with a THOUSAND HORSEPOWER. the exhaust on that tailing ‘engine pod’ is simply not putting out the exhaust it would need to. Not saying its impossible, its just really fishy.

>A fire truck has a hard time putting out that
>much water with a THOUSAND HORSEPOWER.

At first I thought a 500cc Motorcycle engine would be more than enough, but the more I think about it the more I realize you are probably right; that must take a *lot* of power!

I’d hate to be flying along without a care in the world, and suddenly get a bunch of seaweed caught in the intake.

This can run up to 4-5hours on a single tank of fuel. It’s extremely safe and has a gauge to show you how much fuel is left. There are many safety features built into this unit.

This isn’t fake. Trust me.

http://www.jetlev-flyer.com/ – just in-case you all were wanting some more info, the site is pretty basic, but is more proof that it is a working product atleast.

It’s great! You can now fly like a kite.. Hanging in the air, feels the fresh air above.

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”