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Wow! e-Foil, ultimate low wind...How does it work?

Postby fun2kite » Wed Aug 03, 2016 1:04 pm

http://www.jetfoiler.com/#intro

This is amazing video of an electric hydrofoil board. How the hell does it work? You can't see the motor.
But the idea of being able to ride in zero wind looks incredible.

What do you think of this ?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxgIVFKuAQ

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Re: Wow!!! e-Foil , ultimate low wind.. How does it work?

Postby foilonfoil » Wed Aug 03, 2016 4:32 pm

Pretty cool! Windfoil does not seem to be getting as much attention and I would have expected but foils on SUP's offer huge potential. This is cool for us as it offers a greater market for manufacturers to develop to and we all win.

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Re: Wow!!! e-Foil , ultimate low wind.. How does it work?

Postby mig27 » Wed Aug 03, 2016 7:17 pm

This is a logical development.
I was already waiting for this to come.

Very nice development! :thumb:

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Re: Wow!!! e-Foil , ultimate low wind.. How does it work?

Postby alexrider » Wed Aug 03, 2016 7:46 pm

Nice development indeed!
I imagine, in order to cut costs for their first prototypes, they used existing technology, for example electric outboard motors, adding wings and fuselage. There is loads of volume in the SUP board for storing the batteries.
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Re: Wow!!! e-Foil , ultimate low wind.. How does it work?

Postby fogmeister » Wed Aug 03, 2016 7:48 pm

i thought we already rode in no wind....................... :o :naughty:

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Re: Wow!!! e-Foil , ultimate low wind.. How does it work?

Postby foilonfoil » Wed Aug 03, 2016 9:45 pm

mig27 wrote:This is a logical development.
I was already waiting for this to come.

Very nice development! :thumb:
Hydrofoils have offered so much promise for boating for decades. It's great that there now so much potential.

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Re: Wow!!! e-Foil , ultimate low wind.. How does it work?

Postby Peter_Frank » Wed Aug 03, 2016 10:14 pm

fogmeister wrote:i thought we already rode in no wind....................... :o :naughty:
Ha haa, precisely :thumb:

Really interesting development though, although I would not get one as I would never get a boat with a motor either :naughty:

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Re: Wow!!! e-Foil , ultimate low wind.. How does it work?

Postby Johnny Rotten » Thu Aug 04, 2016 5:39 am

So much potential.....

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Re: Wow!!! e-Foil , ultimate low wind.. How does it work?

Postby Jzh_perth » Thu Aug 04, 2016 5:41 am

Saw this on Facebook this morning - looks smaller than the one above...

http://youtu.be/krj41kXDlYs

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Re: Wow!!! e-Foil , ultimate low wind.. How does it work?

Postby mig27 » Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:22 am

foilonfoil wrote:Hydrofoils have offered so much promise for boating for decades. It's great that there now so much potential.
Indeed!
Development stalled for some reason.
Only the Russians had a relatively broad spectrum of hydrofoil equipped boats, from small tenders powered by an outboard up to passenger ferries.
We had those (upgraded to German engines) for a decade here in the Netherlands as an alternative for busses.
Unfortunately, their shortcomings caused a serious accident. That was the end of the hydrofoil passenger ferries over here. I loved the sight of such a vessel sailing by with 75km/h!


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