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Home | Jetson - Personal Electric Aerial Vehicle

Your personal aircraft in aluminium and carbon fibre, powered with eight powerful electric motors.

www.jetsonaero.com

The Jetsons (TV Series 1962–1963) ⭐ 7.0 | Animation, Comedy, Family

25m | TV-Y7

www.imdb.com

Order your own
A complete vehicle is 92 000 USD and is delivered to you as a partially (50%) assembled kit for home completion. It contains everything you need, from the aluminium space frame to motor controllers, propellers and motors. You will also receive detailed build instructions.

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

Imagine how loud this thing is

 

[Great Hair]

I think they "tweaked" the video "a bit". But over 50 pre-ordered already ... so, get your family members some bike-helmets. Just in case.

 

[godhandiscen]

Back when I had to travel to SF for work often and dreaded a long commute, I imagined that in the future I would use a vehicle like this. However, now that I am WFH permanently, I don't see the point anymore. I get the feeling that had we not gone the route of telecommuting, flying vehicles would have been the next big bet by automotive companies.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Look how tight your legs and hand controls are. It's like your a paraplegic in a wheelchair.

 

[Great Hair]

Interesting (too fat = max. 5min flight time)

 

[Deleted member 1159]

Roy Halladay sends his regards

 

[Kenpachii]

U can optimize its design. do 1 big proppelor on the top, and 1 small one behind.

Mind blown.

 

[Kilau]

No shrouds on the propellers at that height makes it look like a decapitation machine.

 

[Dream-Knife]

Government will end up shutting this down probably.

 

[Razvedka]

Look at the weight requirements of the operator.

 

[Enjay]

So this'll be the next already rich youtuber trend.

 

[DeepBreath87]

Then a fucking pigeon takes out one of your rotors and you’re dead.

 

[Kenpachii]

Then a fucking pigeon takes out one of your rotors and you’re dead.

Jup this shit will be banned faster then light, its waiting before people get killed with that thing. Also extremely unsafe with those blades going un protected. Can chop a kids head off.

 

[AJUMP23]

No way am I self assembling my own flying vehicle. And I worked on helicopters.

 

[just_some_nut]

watching him take a seat in that thing hurt my balls

 

[Rival]

I wonder who the first famous person to die in one of those will be?

 

[PSYGN]

No mansplaining here!

 

[TransTrender]

watching him take a seat in that thing hurt my balls

Loud ass the ball crusher

 

[jadedm17]

How many can't drive a car?
I think its incredible and I'd love one, but living in Florida 7 years and these people get crazy with kayaks and golf carts, I can't imagine the stories these things could make.
Though thankfully I'd say I hope the price tag helps keep this out of the hands of these people, but there's some psychos with $50,000 monster trucks so that may not be all true. :|

 

[j0hnnix]

The darn thing sounds like a speeder.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

No way am I self assembling my own flying vehicle. And I worked on helicopters.

But but tech magic!

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Looks like a flying Sinclair C5

 

[Great Hair]

The darn thing sounds like a speeder.

close enough

 

[Cyberpunkd]

close enough

This clip is only 30 seconds long because that's how long the battery lasted. /s

 

[sankt-Antonio]

How many weeks until the first person is decapitated ?

 

[Lord Panda]

Whack on some sirens and ordnance:

 

[The Cockatrice]

Government will end up shutting this down probably.

Naturally, unless a big corporation will grease their palms, then everyone will be using one in no time, no matter the consequences.

 

[INC]

How much is the pilots license required? Surely u need one

 

[nush]

I wonder who the first famous person to die in one of those will be?

Hopefully an obnoxious rich Youtuber / influencer.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Nothing screams climate friendly like a single person flying machine. What is the energy efficiency of these things? That is the biggest risk to this, politicians and the government would probably rather people be decapitated than do something seen as bad for the environment these days.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

In the Toyota video, the purpose of that giant solo copter was for transportation, yet the battery lasts 5 minutes.

Might as well just walk it. Even if you couldnt walk it, where are you going to land that? On a roof top or someone's backyard? Its got to be a place with nobody standing nearby.

 

[Great Hair]

I wonder who the first famous person to die in one of those will be?

 

[Ballthyrm]

• It will be too loud
• It will be too dangerous
• It will be too expensive
• It will cost a lot to maintain as with every flying object
• It can't go far enough to be of practical use
• You will probably have to alert the FAA if you want to fly it anywhere that's not an airport
• It's a dumb idea

It does everything an Helicopter can but worse.
Remember, helicopters still kill people regularly (RIP KOBE)

 

[EverydayBeast]

 

[Blade2.0]

I can't click the expand button because you put that stupid IMDb link in there. Terrible op. Unsubbed

 

[Halo is Back]

Cool, but not futuristic

 

[jshackles]

 

[adamosmaki]

So its a giant drone that happens to be deadly if you accidentally trip on your own propulsion device

 

[dr_octagon]

 

[bitbydeath]

If it can’t do this, then what’s the point?

 

[Macattk15]

Looks terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrribly uncomfortable.

 

[Pagusas]

Imagine when battery tech finally hits its stride and this thing could get hours of flight holding 4 people and your dog. Road trips will take on new meaning.

 

[Pagusas]

I wonder who the first famous person to die in one of those will be?

… made me fear for Harrison Ford

 

[SatansReverence]

Trusting people to assemble their own aerial transport?

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Looks terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrribly uncomfortable.

That goes with the 5-10 min ride. Scrunched cockpit + short time of flight = match made in heaven

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

Imagine how loud this thing is

yup

 

[Great Hair]

The Blackfly has to be a scam. Are the owners going to assemble it on their own or is everyone getting a small crew for that? For something that is over 3 years in the making, barely any progress.

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