Hydrofoil Water Bike | The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation

Mo Rocca talks with Guy Howard-Willis, the inventor of the Manta5 Hydrofoil Bike. The Hydrofoil Bike can ride on the water by using foils - winglike structures - to lift the bike above the water. The Manta5 Hydrofoil bike is the first hydrofoil watercraft of its kind that can perform a submerged launch - a launch performed when already in the water. Although the Manta5 can be used by just pedaling, it also has an electric motor assist for less intensive cycling.
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[@josephmayotte8879]

Mo Rocca should a correspondent on 60 Minutes.

[@detroitluv82]

I remember building the first innovation nation webpages on Henry Ford’s website.

[@kickstarter905]

nice vid

[@josephkrizauskas1052]

It sells for $9000.00. I can get a jet ski for much less.

[@Verradonairun]

Anything can be made to look promising in a commercial. I, for one, am not convinced of this design. The truth is, it takes an incredible amount of energy to lift a 160-lbs man out of the water and keep him above it. That energy has to come from somewhere - either you'll be doing the workout of your life, or the battery will be doing it for you and it'll run out of juice in no-time doing it. If you were to change the pedals out with a diesel engine and ensure that no water gets into the air-intake, then you might have a viable design idea that's worth prototyping and testing.

[@macrumpton]

It requires about 250 watts to stay aloft, which is about the same as the max sustained output of a male athlete. Of course it takes a lot more to rise up out of the water. With a 350 watt motor (the same as a midrange ebike) even a relatively slender non athletic person could rise up and easily ride this for ½ hr or more depending on the battery capacity..

[@jonoanders9255]

You are thinking to much, the motor assist helps cut half the effort while holding a decent charge, which gives the rider a longer and maintained speed.

[@KH-ks7si]

@@jonoanders9255 i thought the battery lasted an hour

[@knwr]

I mean there are electric foil surfboards that last around 2 hours and they go pretty fast. Drag is significantly reduced which helps maintain higher speeds once you lift out of the water.
This isn't particularly groundbreaking, it's just cool to add pedals to this type of system and get a biking workout from it.

[@michaelwaynemartin3291]

But will it surf?

[@5sos-dontstopthevamps-rest679]

it could wheelie!?

[@ultra1271]

like si la profe de ingles te envio aca