The US$9000 Jetovator flying water bike adds momentum to the "firehose" market

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The propagation of new thought in any global arena doesn't take long these days and with rapid development teams capable of building and testing prototypes in just a few months, entire markets can seemingly spring from nowhere. In 2009, JetLev showed its US$100,000 Jetlev (top left). Within months of production starting, French PWC legend Franky Zapata recognized that most of the hardware required for such a device was already contained in a PWC and created the Flyboard (top right) - a US$7500 accessory that attaches to any existing PWC with 150 plus horsepower. Now the people who brought you the Sea Breacher (bottom left) have completed a long-standing project to build the Jetovator (bottom right), a jet bike with a motorcycle seating position and controls. Three competitors makes a market - and all inside three short years... Continue Reading The US$9000 Jetovator flying water bike adds momentum to the "firehose" market

Section: On the Water

Tags: Flyboard, Jetavation, Jetlev, Jetovator, Jetpack, PWC, Watercraft, Zapata

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