JETLEV (Water Propelled Jet Pack!)

NormLi · 02-16-2009, 07:08 AM

Might as well throw it out there...

I would like to introduce my Father's (Raymond Li) invention called the JetLev. If no one has already seen or heard about this yet, the JetLev made it's official Internet premiere about 1 month ago.

It's a water-propelled jet pack that can fly up to 5hours on one tank of fuel, fly up to 40' (current model), and up to 60km/hr in speed. He has officially worked on it for over 5 years. Facing the scrutiny and doubt from many friends, family, and the general public, he pushed on and on until after many prototypes and 1000's of safety shakedown tests later, his childhood dream of flying had finally come true. He proved everyone wrong.

Mostly for recreational/sport purposes but a number of commercial applications as well (Search & Rescue, Bridge Inspection, Anti-piracy, etc.).
It is currently and initially being marketed and pre-sold to chartered and mega-yacht owners before it hits resorts globally.

Since it's official Public unveiling at the Dusseldorf "Da Boot" international boat show in Germany a little more than a month ago and from the recent Internet launch, there has been an insane amount of buzz and interest worldwide so far.

Check it out @:

JETLEV.COM OR JETLEV-FLYER.COM

Enjoy.

Graeme Nattress · 02-16-2009, 07:14 AM

Looks great. Have you had a go yourself?

Graeme

NormLi · 02-16-2009, 07:23 AM

Not yet! A few years ago, I shot some video of his very first frankenstein prototype for a little promo video but we had a hose problem, which stopped us from continuing any shooting at the time after about 2 hours of flying. I was hoping to try it then, but never had a chance to. It was based out of Florida/Newfoundland but currently being commercially manufactured out of Germany.

Nick Gardner · 02-16-2009, 08:51 AM

Crap. I just lost a bet.

Jeff Kilgroe · 02-16-2009, 08:56 AM

How long can that hose be (the one the pack is tethered to)? Anyway, looks like a lot of fun. With the tether and the water source requirements, 40' max, etc.. It's use for utilitarian purposes will be a bit limited. But I would think the recreational market will eat this up! Sign me up, I'm ready to try it out!

NormLi · 02-16-2009, 12:31 PM

The current model for safety reasons is 40' max. It can certainly go higher and perhaps in later models when we see how people are adapting to the 40' model, there'll be the option to go to 60-80'. This all depends on how heavy the pilot is of course.

Arrinick, what did you lose your bet on? :)

Norm

Tim Whitcomb · 02-16-2009, 01:23 PM

Wow, that looks so fun! Very Cool Norm.

Nick Gardner · 02-16-2009, 01:32 PM

Quote:

The current model for safety reasons is 40' max. It can certainly go higher and
Arrinick, what did you lose your bet on?
Norm

Just last night I bet a VFX guy that the video online was bullshit. He said it looked real to him, I said there is no way you can generate the energy required to lift a guy, plus all the wieght of the water in the supply hose, with that dinky little back pack......At least I was right about that part ;-)

Very cool.

Nick

paul engstrom · 02-16-2009, 02:50 PM

Norm! That's insane! What are you waiting for--go test that thing!

p

Dylan Macleod, CSC · 02-16-2009, 03:11 PM

This is a Darwin award waiting to happen!

02-16-2009, 07:08 AM	#1
NormLi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 819	JETLEV (Water-propelled Jet Pack!) Might as well throw it out there... I would like to introduce my Father's (Raymond Li) invention called the JetLev. If no one has already seen or heard about this yet, the JetLev made it's official Internet premiere about 1 month ago. It's a water-propelled jet pack that can fly up to 5hours on one tank of fuel, fly up to 40' (current model), and up to 60km/hr in speed. He has officially worked on it for over 5 years. Facing the scrutiny and doubt from many friends, family, and the general public, he pushed on and on until after many prototypes and 1000's of safety shakedown tests later, his childhood dream of flying had finally come true. He proved everyone wrong. Mostly for recreational/sport purposes but a number of commercial applications as well (Search & Rescue, Bridge Inspection, Anti-piracy, etc.). It is currently and initially being marketed and pre-sold to chartered and mega-yacht owners before it hits resorts globally. Since it's official Public unveiling at the Dusseldorf "Da Boot" international boat show in Germany a little more than a month ago and from the recent Internet launch, there has been an insane amount of buzz and interest worldwide so far. Check it out @: JETLEV.COM OR JETLEV-FLYER.COM Enjoy. __________________ Norm Li Cinematographer Vancouver, BC http://www.q-films.com http://www.redcamerarentals.ca ET'ed RED MX's #104, #117, #435, #561, #601, RPPs 18-300, Duclos 11-16, O'Connor 2575B, Arrihead MK1, Arri MB18, MB14, LMB5, FF4, O'Connor CFF-1, Bartech, and 3' Overkeeper.

02-16-2009, 07:14 AM	#2
Graeme Nattress RED Problem Solver Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,035	Looks great. Have you had a go yourself? Graeme __________________ www.red.com - 5k Digital Cinema Camera Science enables stories. Stories drive science FLUT™, Image Processing, Colour Science and Demosaic Algorithms, RED4K delivery

02-16-2009, 07:23 AM	#3
NormLi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 819	Not yet! A few years ago, I shot some video of his very first frankenstein prototype for a little promo video but we had a hose problem, which stopped us from continuing any shooting at the time after about 2 hours of flying. I was hoping to try it then, but never had a chance to. It was based out of Florida/Newfoundland but currently being commercially manufactured out of Germany. __________________ Norm Li Cinematographer Vancouver, BC http://www.q-films.com http://www.redcamerarentals.ca ET'ed RED MX's #104, #117, #435, #561, #601, RPPs 18-300, Duclos 11-16, O'Connor 2575B, Arrihead MK1, Arri MB18, MB14, LMB5, FF4, O'Connor CFF-1, Bartech, and 3' Overkeeper.

02-16-2009, 08:56 AM	#5
Jeff Kilgroe Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9,002	How long can that hose be (the one the pack is tethered to)? Anyway, looks like a lot of fun. With the tether and the water source requirements, 40' max, etc.. It's use for utilitarian purposes will be a bit limited. But I would think the recreational market will eat this up! Sign me up, I'm ready to try it out! __________________ - Jeff Kilgroe - Applied Visual Technologies, LLC \| RojoMojo List of all current RED software tools.

02-16-2009, 12:31 PM	#6
NormLi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 819	The current model for safety reasons is 40' max. It can certainly go higher and perhaps in later models when we see how people are adapting to the 40' model, there'll be the option to go to 60-80'. This all depends on how heavy the pilot is of course. Arrinick, what did you lose your bet on? :) Norm __________________ Norm Li Cinematographer Vancouver, BC http://www.q-films.com http://www.redcamerarentals.ca ET'ed RED MX's #104, #117, #435, #561, #601, RPPs 18-300, Duclos 11-16, O'Connor 2575B, Arrihead MK1, Arri MB18, MB14, LMB5, FF4, O'Connor CFF-1, Bartech, and 3' Overkeeper.

02-16-2009, 08:51 AM	#4
Nick Gardner Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,120	Crap. I just lost a bet.

02-16-2009, 01:23 PM	#7
Tim Whitcomb Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,518	Wow, that looks so fun! Very Cool Norm. __________________ Kind regards, Tim Whitcomb/Founder INDENT STUDIOS (2) RED ONE "M-X" Packages RED Pro Primes, RED Rocket Quantel Pablo 4K w/NEO

02-16-2009, 02:50 PM	#9
paul engstrom Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 288	Norm! That's insane! What are you waiting for--go test that thing! p

02-16-2009, 03:11 PM	#10
Dylan Macleod, CSC Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,015	This is a Darwin award waiting to happen! __________________ Dylan Macleod, CSC Cinematographer LA/NY/TO www.dylanmacleod.com

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