FLYING WITH JETPACK ON A HOVERBOARD
UK Inventor Does It Source: Additive X: SWNW McFly Personal Air Mobility A UK inventor Sam Rogers has taken to the skies on a hoverboard using a $432,000 jet flying suit he helped to design with a 3D printer. The 24 year old is believed to be the first to fly a real-life hoverboard that was made famous in the 1989 blockbuster movie "Back to the Future" Part 2 that the character Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, flew. A Delorean time machine was part of the movie and the real-life scene at a UK airfield. Jet Packing at 50 MPH Rogers is design lead and test pilot for the British aeronautical innovation companies Gravity Industries and Additive X. The 1000 brake horsepower jet suit weighs 60 pounds. There are 6 kerosene fueled turbines on the back and arms, each with 50 pounds of thrust. The flight path is controlled by the human's body movements. There are some controls in the grip handles. This unusual form of perso...