Pilot Nick staring my gesture, his Gofast Jetpack is great, it even made him slightly bending the body. Because the presence of helmets and earplugs, he may not know to lead thousands of people, "5,4,3,2,1" Countdown. But when he saw my finger from the "a" moves into a thumbs up at the moment, he controlled jet pack light up, popped a huge Jet sound covering the entire audience cheered.
Finally, in geek Park and Baidu news the two teams nearly 3 months of hard effort, perfect Jet Pack, China's first, true.
This is a only 21 seconds of the flight, but the story behind it, can speak for hours.
Not successful with that of the world of tomorrow "great" lines
Have to say, the Jetpack's arrival, and the world of tomorrow movie.
The Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster does not succeed at the box office, but which lines have been haunting my ear:
About scenes like this-the 11 year old boy Frank Walker, at the 1964 New York World Expo brings out his Jetpack prototype did not prove too successful, full of eager to get recognition for his innovation of the Organizing Committee. But a look full of worldly middle-aged review is not "cold", and asked: "what is this thing? fun? that doesn't make sense of the world!"
Little boy's answer is very impressive – "if I walk down the street and saw a man carrying a Jetpack flying overhead, I feel anything is possible, I will be touching and inspiring, is it doesn't make the world better?"
Objectively speaking, this long speeches somewhat didactic and idealistic, from little boy says it is "not science". But it was the right time, accurate hit me.
I am in May this year at the Google I/O Conference in San Francisco at the end of the gap, due to the lapse of time awake, ran to the hotel on the edge of cinema to pass the time when I heard these words. At that time, geek Park with the Jetpack team was experiencing great difficulties of communication and coordination. Because of their special fuel cannot be shipped directly to China, must find fuel in China, this means that we want to find companies according to the specific parameters of the procurement and transportation, and are responsible for the purity and reliability of fuel; it also means that if the fuel is not qualified, the flight may be cancelled at any time. Apparently, complexity of the Jetpack first flew in China is soaring, and also implies a great deal of uncertainty.
In fact, GoFast Jetpack coming to China, not to make the main character's.
From Geek Park was first reported last year DJI frontier innovation article geek started with hard ball, to Wang Feng, DJI Elf drone proposed drone in China's science and technology circle to ordinary people in the industry are starting to hot up. It is regrettable that drones should have meaningful three-dimensional intelligent node for human society, seems to be being dwarfed into "capital" and "outlet to make money."
I exploded from 17 media experience to make geeks Park, that is not satisfied with only as a spectator. So I hope to have the opportunity to organize the best unmanned aerial vehicle business, bringing together China, real talk about UAV's future, so that more areas of science and technology and capital strength, can converge to the correct direction.
The idea coincides with Baidu News Editor in Chief Chen Lei, he had been in the country to promote "technology, omnipotent" The Big Talk Forum, the Baidu news team operation platform of cutting-edge science and technology and the exchange of ideas, just lock the "new era of flying" in this direction, so the two teams began to work together to build the world's first unmanned aerial vehicles the best party.
Regardless of the DJI is the world's first large frontier innovation, technology firm Shenzhen zero, also brings the first "drone array dance" France Parrot, or drone data acquisition and analysis on the most leading Skycatch. While organizations in the process and ultimately, difficulties, but these are not insurmountable problems.
However, the lack of what we all thought.
And Chen Lei, Baidu news editor with whom I discussed, we don't want this to just be a industry conference to discuss business opportunities, after all, the matter of beginner's mind is to make unmanned borders and imagination further and do some "sky" thing, that more people will be inspired. So, we decided in the end to introduce a less commercialized, but give people exciting and inspiring things. Jetpack is the time they becoming "one more thing". But, who did not expect this as supporting the Jetpack, followed a series of thorny issues.
Back to AMC movie theater next to the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, due to the distance of our "new flight times" forum only 1 month's time, in the face of uncertainty, and at one point, I almost want to give up the "one more thing". And it is this time, perhaps because of the time difference of fatigue brought about by the "excited" reduced, perhaps because Google I/O day to some of my "subconscious chicken blood", mentioned above, the phrase "great lines" instantly changed my mind.
From drone to Jetpack, we wanted was "touched and inspired", allowing people to find lurking in the deep desire to fly and dream of exploring the world. Jet Pack should not be a supporting role, no matter how difficult, it should likewise be explored "new era of flying" part.
This decision also quickly received the support of Baidu news team, the joint efforts of a strong partner to help and, just a month's time, we finally found a qualified vendor, solves the problem of transportation, storage, and so on a series of Super professional and, of course, also behind the fatal flight venues coordination almost impossible task.
So, when "new flight times Forum" Jetpack test flight the day before, see the most concerned about fuel and space problems have been solved, Chen Lei, two dlyme and I could no longer suppress, hold a handful of close, because it's TM is not easy.
One moment and a seed
For subscriptions of the aviation knowledge from the junior high school, home of professional Flight Simulator me Jetpack I there is a judgement of this matter.
In the United States, to perform fuel injection form of Jetpack has decades of history, has always been a very popular technology Show. But in China, very few people even see videos of their performances, they can be expected to have its debut will be much excitement will also bring "cranky".
After many organizations prior to contact us to explore how to work with GoFast, even whether a joint venture to make up what, but I declined. In fact, we really only trying to open my eyes and look up at the sky.
GoFast Jetpack, founder of Troy, never felt he was a leading technology innovator, has given much thought to what lofty avant-garde concepts. Deep down, he is a typical Maker (Genesis), a craftsman, to all the people talking about jet packs, are from his own experiences, dream about, then objective tells the history of jetpacks, and eventually tells how you personally with partners and constantly improving efficiency of Jet Pack.
He never avoided the defects of this product. Such as high cost, difficult operation, noise and energy consumption is high, only dozens of seconds of flight time ... ... He never wanted to turn this thing into a mass-produced product to sell. Because he thought that rely on fuel-burning Jet way, is not the most cost effective way to fly. Compared to similar to the personal helicopter "Martin Jetpack", his backpack is easy to pack business concept. Than similar to that powered glider "powered glider", his flying time was too short, than somebody else is so cool.
I ask that you do it what? he said, "in order to let you see the free flying dreams!"
GoFast is by far the most effective does not depend on potential energy (non-glide), able to take off, you do not need any auxiliary, most flexible air response and Jetpack. "You do not need to be flown high glide and then allow everyone to watch edited video; you're not clumsy giant, need to warm up speed slowly. After training, the jet packs you wish to fly, although there were only dozens of seconds, but that feeling of freedom is wonderful. "Troy described. He is more like a preacher, his mission is to let people see "anything is possible".
In fact, first flew in the Jetpack scene, many domestic enterprises founder and CEO are indeed excited cheers at the scene, in the circle of friends crowding the screen acclaim. This visceral excitement because they saw a breakthrough in the perception of things, give them a new imagination.
Whether drones or the Jetpack, and today no one is perfect, they need to have more people starting from curiosity, to join them, before you will have a real technological advances and breakthroughs. Like Nick completed China's first answer "ordinary people have no chance to become pilots of the Jet Pack?" Question says: "today's technology still does not work, only the foolish enough to dare to join them, but fine enough to play go. (Dumb enough to try, smart enough to figure it out)」
In the wake of the Jetpack flight, I was impressed by two things. First is a former Vice President of Baidu, is only now beginning to venture Dr Yu Kai, witnessed the first flight took me half a day after the backpack can further intelligence to reduce the difficulty of manipulating things.
Another impressed me, it is a 12 year old boy. When he was in Congress a bit shy with my expression of gratitude. He was uncle to bring "new era of flying". I asked him, "do you have harvest?" He said: "Yes, I really liked the Jetpack, I hope one day I could get a lighter point, I felt the need to find a better fuel. 」
Obviously, Troy the perfect realization of their mission--"Inspire People." I believe that not just the scene of thousands of people, when millions of people through your circle of friends saw this short video 21 seconds of the flight, and a variety of medium awed or passionate, or in regard to critical down, some of the seeds will be planted, more people would see the future, and have the opportunity to participate in creating it.
21 seconds to what?
I still clearly remember, under the Jetpack mid-air crash, his shout was silent, but that feeling of excitement inside and was shocked but very loud and memorable. I used to think that has seen dozens of times GoFast United States performance video, but after numerous different Jetpack story, I should have detached. However, up to now is a good time, because it meant that he was still "young", has not yet become a cynical bitter, Loveless and utilitarian "middle-aged woman."
When the Wright brothers invented the airplane, first flight for only 12 seconds, only 36 metres, and now looks to the structure of the airplane is a very poor design. But they are not perfect, perfect opened a new space, a new era begins.
Many years later, Troy's Jetpack from the technology might also be seen as backward and is not going to achieve much in business. But not in the way today, he's a great preacher, a brave leader, a person who opened more imagination. Apple map counter attack history more popular
Even touches result is people taking the time to spend a little more time, to search for information in a Jet Pack, and realize that today, in practical, commercial space and technical limitations, and displayed their depth of knowledge in the circle of friends is better.
Among those curious to Jetpack, even if one out of 10,000 of them really start thinking about how to "solve these problems" will also make this 21 seconds of flight special.
Glad we could bring Troy Jetpack completed its maiden flight to China. It is to me, in a lot of "funny people" life memory, leaving a memorable and exciting moment, in this "new era of flying" starting point, geek parks printing your footprints ... ...
This was enough.
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