New pump foil promises extended flights. Novel design reminds me of the venerable P-38 Lightning. Longest pump flight on this currently is 2.5 hours. Yes, hours. You can tour around the lake on this. fyi, wake thief, video creator, has a commercial interest in this now so expect a rosy review but still impressive.
The P-38 for those not into airplanes as much as I am.
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I guess that's one way to solve the stiffness issues with really high aspect...
Limitied prototype run I know but almost 5k just for the foil, no board.
But looks like 2100cm2 with an AR of 18.3!
https://betafoils.com/products/beta
If the competition is an efoil, it's expensive but not outrageous. I'm just wondering where the optional heart defibrillator plugs in. The wing isn't as big as I imagined and it looks like the big stab is part of the secret sauce. I wonder what SABFoil and Axis can do that's less expensive. $4600 buys a lot of hi mod cf for a strong wing.
Just call me Larry. And Larry got at least one thing right......If nothing else, even if it is easier, the fitness required would be pretty demanding as noted by William. Plus - no patents for this sort of thing so anyone can appropriate the idea and probably do it for less.
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.