At an air show at the weekend, the French air surfer and the green devil (the super villain in Marvel spider man) like Frank Zapata fell in a terrible way in the air It is understood that Zapata's jetboard air is an amazing device. It is a personal flight platform. Each corner is equipped with a small jet turbine, which is fueled by a backpack filled with kerosene.
The pilot rose into the air in the roaring thrust column, and his boots were locked on the board, mainly controlling the movement through body balance.
This is very natural for Zapata, because he was the champion of jet skiing, and he is very willing to show the flyboard air wherever possible. Occasionally, he will be criticized for his contempt for safety. For example, a few years ago, he played in a virus video produced by devinsupertramp, and his speed with a Lamborghini car exceeded 100 miles per hour (160 km / h). In case of an accident, nothing could cushion his fall except the rocky desert in Utah. It didn't, and this video is undeniable -- very spectacular.
However, problems did arise recently. In a seaplane show in biscaros, France, Zapata lifted off from a platform near the lake and immediately began to rotate, just like an ejector on the flyboard had failed. It took Zapata about 10 seconds to stop rising and reach an altitude well above 20 meters. As seen in the video below, he kept the jet board upright when he began to descend, and the rotation became faster and faster, and then fell into the water.
It's incredible, or a proof of Zapata's technology, that he managed to get something onto the lake before it fell -- if it rotates in different directions, the result may be more serious.
In fact, Zapata, 40, was awake when first responders pulled him out of the lake and sent him to the hospital for observation and evaluation. He later showed great humor when talking about the incident on his twitter.
Roughly translated, the content is as follows. "Good evening, everyone. Thank you for your message. I'm fine. It reminds us that we are not birds. If we are not good, gravity wins. Finally, we had a good rest on Sunday and started again on Monday! We can only learn from our mistakes. We shouldn't think that we can change our action force without making a few mistakes! We should learn from our mistakes. Thank my rescuers for ensuring that I didn't 'drink a big cup' ’. I'm sorry for the inconvenience to the public, but I promise it's just an extension! "
In fact, this is not the first time that flyboard air let Zapata fall into the water -- he had taken a bath at least once before. At that time, when trying to cross the English channel, the rough environment made it impossible for him to land on his support ship for refueling. However, it is more terrible to crash due to obvious equipment failure and from such a high place. However, it is gratifying to hear that Zapata has not been seriously injured and will continue to improve and develop its jet plate technology alive.