{"id":16108,"date":"2018-05-29T13:19:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T17:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16108"},"modified":"2018-05-29T13:19:19","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T17:19:19","slug":"sci-tech-videos-updates-on-martin-jetpack-and-urban-aero-a-hydrofoil-vehicle-for-uber-on-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16108","title":{"rendered":"Sci-Tech videos: Updates on Martin Jetpack and Urban Aero + A hydrofoil vehicle for Uber on water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New transport for air and water:<\/p>\n<p>** <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinjetpack.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martin Jetpack<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Been awhile since I posted videos of the New Zealand company&#8217;s one person Vertical Takeoff and Landing with a ducted fan design<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NZ9Nw9T85wA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinjetpack.com\/dam\/jcr:fe51d243-3fdc-41c4-b7dc-a8ac1a7cf548\/MACL-News-Dec-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017 annual report (pdf)<\/a>, the current engine requires more maintenance and has a shorter working life than needed for commercial operations in most markets.\u00a0 However, the company&#8217;s majority shareholder, KuangChi\u00a0Science (KCS),\u00a0has determined that the vehicle is &#8220;sufficiently advanced to generate\u00a0revenue via repeatable show concept demonstrations\u00a0and sales into the first responder\u00a0market in China&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>** <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tactical-robotics.com\/category\/cormorant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cormorant<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanaero.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Urban Aero<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tactical-robotics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tactical Robotics<\/a> &#8211; I&#8217;ve also posted here several times over the years about this large vertical takeoff and landing UAV with a unique approach to a ducted fan vehicle. The Israeli based company remains focused on emergency services and military applications rather than civilian transport &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tactical-robotics.com\/category\/2018\" target=\"_d\">Tactical Robotics\u2019 Cormorant Achieves IDF Mission Demo Milestone &#8211; Tactical Robotics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/tactical-robotics-cormorant-autonomous\/\">Israel&#8217;s Self-Flying &#8216;Cormorant&#8217; Whisks Soldiers to Safety | WIRED<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EYETIgy0Lh4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hmzq-5EB81k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>**\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seabubbles.fr\/en\/\" target=\"_d\">SeaBubbles<\/a>\u00a0is developing a water taxi with hydrofoils intended to provide Uber style personal transport services on waterways with a fast and stable ride &#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2017\/5\/10\/15618532\/seabubbles-flying-water-car-prototype-watch-maif-fundraising\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SeaBubbles reveals its latest \u2018flying water car\u2019 as it brings in a new wave of cash &#8211; The Verge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HeAmbKeHuiE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=videogames&amp;banner=0YBSTB3PG6TJ80MABQG2&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=fef0176ddb8f1a2053cdf6c167e8a86b&amp;t=hobbyspace&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New transport for air and water: ** Martin Jetpack &#8211; Been awhile since I posted videos of the New Zealand company&#8217;s one person Vertical Takeoff and Landing with a ducted fan design According to the 2017 annual report (pdf), the current engine requires more maintenance and has a shorter working life than needed for commercial &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16108\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sci-Tech videos: Updates on Martin Jetpack and Urban Aero + A hydrofoil vehicle for Uber on water<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-and-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4bO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11705,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11705","url_meta":{"origin":16108,"position":0},"title":"Sci-Tech: Videos &#8211; JetPack Aviation demos new JB-9 in NYC + Two Jetmen fly with A380 + Martin Jetpack update","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 5, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"JetPack Aviation\u00a0is developing a dual jet turbine powered backpack that will keep a person aloft for up to 10 minutes (vs 30 seconds or so from traditional H2O2 powered rocket packs). 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