Boerje Fonn Skaar

Written By: Boerje Fonn Skaar

Jetman Wing: Is a wing with two meters span and four Jet-Cat P200 motors which enables a man two fly freely like the birds. 

Link: http://www.jetman.com/?page_id=24

Jetmans Relative Advantage over current flying machines such as a plane is extremeley low at this stage of the invention. You cant get started at ground level and the wing doesn`t allow you to land safely on the ground like an airplane either. For that a you will need a parachute. At this time you need an airplane to get started with the flying experience of the Jetman wing, and therefore makes it too much of an hassle to prefer this technology.

If we compare it to it`s lookalike, the Hangglider, you will be able to fly faster, longer and aerobatic flights. Although it`s more expensive, heavyer and difficult maintenance.

Therefore it provides a relatively low advantage over current possibilities.

The Observability of an Jetman wing, cause of the size and wieght makes it hard to be an easy marketing job. People wouldnt be able to carry it around showing it off like a small gadget. Although if seen tried out, you are guaranteed exposure and attention for everyone who walks around with the same childhood dream: Be able to fly freely along with the birds. Persuading them to buy one of their own. I know i would if the funds and possibility were there.

The Jetman wing offers a negative Trialability since you would need flying lessons and experience with the device before using it. Not to even mention the need for a airplane or helicopter to get it started.

With this beeing an unknown experience for most people it`s not known how much such a device would cost and which restrictions the government will apply before using it. You would need courses and manuals, even new avation rules, making it very Complex for the market.

The aviation buisness is controlling most of the airspace known to mankind at these days. 

The Compatibility of the Jetman wing won`t be a threat to them at this point couse of the many disadvantages mentioned above. Although with a few adjustments and userfriendly factors, i would imagine the airplane industry pushing back on this adoption through lobbying and even advertising.

Imagine if a person can walk out the door using the Jetpack wing as transportation from an destination to the next. It would cripple the aviation economic as we know it.

For people who are fanatics of hanggliding i would see this device highly compatable if the price is right. As we see every motorised invention is prefered over an none-motorised option - in most cases.

The Adaptability of this wing is already in the making with a new prototype, smaller and more powerful, which should allow it to take-off from the ground. If this is possible can you imagine it working as a helicopter - standing still mid air someday. The car, plane, helicopter, train - heck, the whole transporting industry should be afraid. Maybe we will see mini Jetman wings transporting letters and packages with the use of gps systems - unmanned. Who needs the postal service!?

A conclution at this time is that its now an easy adoptable technology but it is highly exciting and with some new prototypes i`am sure we will see it adopted slowly in the future. At this date i can`t see it happening though. The downsides in relative advantage, complexity and trialbility are still too strong.