It's been a long rough road, a global pandemic, world unrest, protests and riots, and a launch of manned mission back to space for the first time since 2011. It seems like every day we inch a little closer to that global dystopia and cyberpunk world of tech.
So, to kick off your June, here's some interesting concept work by Brazilian Aerospace conglomerate Embraer celebrating 50 years.
The Pulse Concept system transfers its futuristic, transparent pod from the aircraft to the autonomous vehicle, so passengers never leave the safety of the pod.
They initially launched a prototype in 2018 of urban mobility vehicle with Uber to bring air taxis to select cities in 2023. Check out the video below for an eye opening look at our future.
“The fuselage is particularly interesting,” emphasized Jay Beever, vice president of interior design for Embraer Executive Jets. “The pod structure is made of transparent aluminum, otherwise known as Alon. Though this material is classified and currently being considered for use by NASA and other governmental anti-ballistic projects, I think it would make a fantastic fuselage material.”
We've been busy working on Volume 2 of Prisoner of the mind so check back for some new updates coming.
GoFly, a Boeing-sponsored competition wants to turn jetpacks into a working reality for everyone. They have created an international competition to enter a two-year contest, with $2 million total in prizes, for the creation of a personal flying device that can carry an individual 20 miles without refueling or recharging.
It's no surprise that ever since humans could imagine flying that we have tried to create our own mechanisms to do it.
1964 World Fair
Maybe it's the inevitable sense of freedom that flying creates or just the idea to leave the planet temporarily for a different perspective that tantalizes the imagination.
Unknown photograph
Whatever the reason, we keep trying.
Ludion Flying Rocket Chair
The goal of the GoFly Prize is to foster the development of safe, quiet, ultra-compact, near-VTOL personal flying devices capable of flying twenty miles while carrying a single person.
Bell Aerosystems "Bell Jet Belt"
What we are seeking is an “everyone” personal flying device, capable of being flown by ANYONE, ANYWHERE. It should be a device for ALL: young and old, city-dweller and country-dweller, expert and novice.
Bell Aerosystems "Bell Rocket Belt"
Bell Aerosystems "Bell Rocket Belt"
Now is the time. Recent advances in propulsion, energy, light-weight materials, and control and stability systems have combined to produce a moment of achievable innovation.
Bell Aerosystems "Bell Rocket Belt"
What can be accomplished today could not have been attained even a few years ago.
JB9 Jetpack Aviation
Technological and scientific advances have resulted in a time when our most audacious dream—the dream of pure human flight—is now achievable.
The Williams X-Jet
GoFly is about flying people, not flying taxis. Today we look to the sky and say “that plane is flying.” We challenge you to create a device where we look to the sky and say, “that person is flying.”
Bell Aerosystems "Bell Jet Belt"
The device is for a single person, but what it looks like or how it works is up to you. We welcome revolutionary design, and while all devices must be able to fly a person, you have the option to use a mannequin to simulate the user and can operate the device as a remotely piloted or autonomous UAV.
Simon Williamson
The device should function safely in both crowded cities and rural areas; it should be lightweight and maneuverable enough so that anyone can move it around, and it should be quiet not only for the user, but also for the general public.
Rick Herron, Skywalker Jetpack
We are propulsion agnostic, but like all great inventions, the device should be user-friendly–almost an extension of the user’s body, and provide the thrill of flight.
Richard Browning
Richard Browning
Richard Browning
The GoFly Prize is designed to capture our imagination.
JB9 Jetpack Aviation
JB9 Jetpack Aviation
JB9 Jetpack Aviation
JB9 Jetpack Aviation
Indeed, throughout human history, perhaps no dream has been more shared than that of soaring in the skies.
Martin Jetpack
Martin Jetpack
Martin Jetpack
Martin Jetpack
Martin Jetpack
Martin Jetpack
It has been pursued by the greatest minds from every corner of the world.
Zapata Flyboard Air
It captivated the thoughts of Leonardo Da Vinci, culminating in his ornithopter. It consumed the thoughts of Wendell Moore and his Bell Labs team, resulting in the first “jet pack.” It charmed an entire generation of children as they followed the chronicles of Superman.
Ethan Evans
Our goal is the same as Da Vinci’s and children of wonder throughout the ages: Make people fly – safely and effortlessly.
The GoFly Prize Competition will award $2,000,000 in prizes over three phases, culminating in a Final Fly Off in the Autumn of 2019.
Prizes will be awarded for each phase of the Competition as follows:
Phase I
Up to ten $20,000 prizes awarded based on a written report.
Phase II
Up to four $50,000 prizes awarded based on revised Phase I material (or for new teams new Phase I material) and demonstrated performance of progress to date.
Phase III
One $1,000,000 Grand Prize awarded for the best overall fly-off score. One $250,000 prize for the quietest compliant entry. One $250,000 prize for the smallest compliant entry. One $100,000 prize awarded for disruptive advancement of the state of the art.
Joshua Brooks
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Teams will keep all of their intellectual property, except that teams will grant limited media rights to GoFly so that GoFly can publicize and promote the Competition and the teams. The details of this media rights agreement are in the Phase I Competition Agreement. Other than these media rights, any rights a team has in its inventions, drawings, patents, designs, copyrights and other intellectual property remain with the team.
The information that Teams provide to GoFly as part of the Competition will only be shared with the Judging Panel and representatives of GoFly who are involved in administering the Competition. Anyone who has access to a team’s confidential information will have signed a confidentiality agreement and agreed not to share or use such confidential information, except as may be required by law. In addition, teams will not have access to any nonpublic information about other Teams or their technology or performance during the Competition.
Hubble Tea
INNOVATION INCUBATOR
Even the best and brightest minds can use a little help sometimes. GoFly empowers innovator teams by providing access to experienced Mentors and Masters in design, engineering, finance, law, and marketing. In fact, every month (and sometimes twice a month), Teams will have the opportunity to listen to and engage in discussions with the Masters of Aerospace and Business in global webinars. Have a couple of questions on conceptual design or configuration management? Looking for insight into cutting edge noise mitigation techniques? Trying to raise funding to support your build? Masters lectures speak to those disciplines and more. Learn from DARPA chiefs, NASA gurus, Boeing Senior Technical Fellows, and the luminaries who actually wrote the textbooks. Hear about the aerospace fundraising landscape, and take a deep dive into financing decks and pitching VCs. Learn how to protect your intellectual property from patent specialists. A list of Masters along with their bios can be found in the Advisors section.
Sharktooth
When one-on-one help is needed, all Teams will have access to our Mentor program, where Teams work directly with Mentors in their specific areas of need. Operationally, the Mentor program is organized so that Teams contact GoFly to request a Mentor within a particular discipline. Upon contact, that Team will be matched with a Mentor (or multiple mentors) in that area. During these Mentor sessions, a Team works directly with the Mentor to answer the Team’s specific questions related to their technical build (or financing, or corporate documents, etc.). This is one-on-one support for the Teams, geared to the precise needs of each Team. GoFly believes that providing this type of support is the best way to help aspiring inventors all over the world create the kind of ground-breaking devices that the Competition seeks.
Elijah McNeal
The GoFly Prize Competition is a two-year Competition launched on September 26, 2017. There will be three sequential rounds of the Competition.
Phase I Submission of a written report and preliminary drawing
Phase II Submission of an updated written report and demonstration of progress in development of the personal flying device
Phase III Final Fly Off competition
A list of important dates is set forth below:
Description Date
Competition Launch and Open of Registration September 26, 2017
Phase I Registration deadline April 4, 2018
Phase I submission deadline April 18, 2018
Phase I awards issued May 29, 2018
Phase II registration deadline December 8, 2018
Phase II submission deadline February 6, 2019
Phase II awards and Phase III fly-off invitation issued March 28, 2019
Phase III - Flight readiness review September 2019 [TBD]
Final Fly-off October 2019 [TBD]
Dates and other information are subject to change at the discretion of GoFly. GoFly will post changes on the Competition website to ensure that all registered teams are informed of any change. All submissions must be submitted electronically through the GoFly Competition website.
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Independent Creator // Art Educator // Concept Artist and Art Director @ Netflix Originals, YouTube Red Originals, Legendary Digital Network, Axis Animation, Powerhouse Animation.
I've been working on some color comp experiments for two new comics I'm releasing next year. Up to this point, Prisoner of the Mind has always been in black and white which conveys that story very well. But my new titles need to have color so I've been working on several combinations. Both were painted in Sketchbook Pro on the iPad.
Here is some concept artwork in progress for a Sci-Fi book cover i'm working on. Unfortunately, I can't disclose the title just yet. It's hand drawn, and digitally painted. I will post future updates until the book is released. Check back soon.
