ArcaBoard - 19.900$ pour le pre-order de cet Hoverboard ?

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J'ose imaginer que ça doit faire un bruit terrible avec tous ces ventilos pour faire voler le truc... mais ce n'est pas montré dans les vidéos de pub ;) Durée de "vol" estimée: 6 minutes.
Mais j'ai envie d'essayer quand même !

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This Insanely Expensive and Very *REAL* Hoverboard is Up for Pre-Order! [VIDEO]


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23 déc. 2015

ARCA Space Corporation announced today that it has created ArcaBoard. For the first time in history, every person will be able to fly whenever they want, wherever they want. ArcaBoard represents the first revolutionary breakthrough in motion since the bicycle, automobile and airplane.

ArcaBoard, an electric powered flying machine with 272 horsepower and 203,000 watts of installed power is the most powerful and lightest personal vehicle ever created. ArcaBoard represents total freedom of movement, total freedom of travel. ArcaBoard is a personal vehicle that can move in every possible direction including upwards. The retail price is $19,900 and is available for order now. Shipments will start April 15, 2016.

“ArcaBoard represents a revolution in motion. For the last 17 years we have developed aerospace technologies that looked to the sky. We took our knowledge and applied it to everyone’s dreams. Dreams of flying,” said Dumitru Popescu, CEO of ARCA Space Corporation.

ArcaBoard is built from composite materials, it has a length of 145x76x15 cm (57x30x6 inches) and a weight of 82 kg (180 lbs). This technology allows a person with a weight up to 110 kg (243 lbs) to be able to fly.

The vehicle is able to fly up to 30 cm (1 ft) and with speeds up to 20 km/h (12.5 mph) and the overall performance is limited by the onboard sensors. The maximum endurance is 6 minutes, but with the ArcaDock accessory the user can be back in action in 35 minutes.

About ARCA

ARCA Space is an aerospace company established in Las Cruces, New Mexico, whose main objective is the exploration of space.

ARCA Space achievements:
2004 - During the $10 million, Ansari X Prize Competition, ARCA launched the first rocket, Demonstrator 2B.
2006 - ARCA built the world's largest solar balloon that lifted into the stratosphere the crew capsule of Stabilo, a manned suborbital vehicle created after the end of Ansari X Prize Competition.
2007 - The Stabilo program continued, this time with an even larger solar balloon lifting the complete Stabilo vehicle into the stratosphere.
2008 - ARCA joined the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize Competition.
2010 - Helen rocket was launched at 120,000 ft, the event representing the first powered flight in the Google Lunar X Prize Competition. The rocket was transported into the stratosphere with the help of a helium balloon.
2012 - Haas rockets series was introduced, consisting of Haas 2B and 2C, a suborbital, respectively orbital rocket launchers.
2013 - The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded ARCA with a contract to test the parachutes system for the ExoMars spacecraft that will be launched to Mars in 2016.
2014 - AirStrato “The most amazing air robot in the world” a UAV performed the first flights.

To learn more about ARCA Space and specifications of the ArcaBoard please visit: www.arcaspace.com

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