This is a question for which we all have short answer. Obviously we can not, we do not have wings and we can not levitate(fly) like superheroes. It is a shame because the ability to fly is one of the most common superpower that people would like to choose if only they could. The only problem is that we are not living in a world where magic is the answer to every thing. Our whole world is driven by science. And this is where the game changes, whenever humanity ran into problem of some kind we solved it with science. Turns out that now there is a way that is going to allow humanity to fly across the sky with out usage of any so called ‘”Metal Birds”(planes or jets).
What is Jetman Dubai?
Jetman Dubai is a project in which a group of scientists and licensed pilots are testing a “Jetwing”, a magnificent tech which still needs a lot of improvement but it is pushing company closer to achieving their mission which is #Human Flight. Jetman Dubai have partnered with XDubai which is a new group and campaign promoting action sports in Dubai on local and global scale.
“Jetwing”
“Jetwing” is a wingsuit system comprising a backpack equipped with semi-rigid aeroplane-type carbon-fiber wings—with a span of about 2.4 meters powered by four small JETCAT P200 engines. It is also equipped with a parachute in case something went wrong. According to the Jetman projcet it can travel a distant of 50 km, maximum speed is 220 knots which is equal to 407 Km/H, the highest altitude it can climb on is 6,100 M, flight duration span is 13 minutes MAX, and the most important thing is that not only the wingsuit allows you to fly but at low engines speed it hovers above the ground. The design of a Jetwing suit came from Yves Rossy. He was the first one to hover with such Jetwing and was the first one to build it. This design is constantly being improved in a Jetmna Dubai Project.
Summary
It would be nice opportunity to strap yourself to such invention. Unfortunately it is still in a test phase and there is no direct information about the cost of such amazing suit but we can only imagine a very high price for this technology that breaks the human boundaries. Another thing is that to fly such invention you will need to be a licensed pilot in order to operate the Jetwing and in case anything goes wrong you need to know what to do. For sure it would be an amazing experience, but sadly at least for now many people will not have any chances to try it. The issues are as written: uncertainty of cost, project still in testing phase, need of specific pilot license .
Links:
https://www.jetman.com/en/jetman-jetwings-dubai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Rossy
https://www.google.pl/imghp?hl=pl
I think everyone at least once has dreamt of being able to fly. It would have been awesome if there was an invention that let any ordinary person fly with ease. Unfortunately, it seems the Jet Wing requires certified professional pilots to fly it which is already a small number of people. But you need to give credit where credit is due, developing such technology is obviously no easy task.