Driving BMW's €2,000,000 FLYING Boat

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[cestmoi]

At 2.4 million dollars I can see where the "green" come in. Also, how does the boat handle 2 to 3 meter waves.

[Dennis-vhtz]

I love the hull design. Great views for the passengers (and crew). It would be an eye/attention grabbing resort or harbour taxi, or super yacht limousine tender. The low (for a hydrofoil) speed and limited range are sufficient for specific use cases, but also a pretty clear indication that electric propulsion isn't yet ready to replace internal combustion engines.

[tonys]

Those pillars seem to pose a visibilty challenge ... watch your neck when initiating a turn and looking for traffic.

[SolarYachtCompany]

We did in Abu Dhabi! An electrifying “TestFlight”! We love the glass superstructure ❤

[rexpayne]

The cost will have to come down. Great video. 😊

[pieterhoekstra]

I would have thought covering the roof with solar panels would help to increase the travel distance.

[AtSeawithAri]

It was a great day on the water! Like it or hate it, she is certainly a talking point, as well as filling a use case, albeit a narrow one 🤙

[OriginalJetForMe]

Man, I would’ve loved to have heard some stats about how much power was required at various speeds, both on and off the foils.

[jimmyquinn]

A brilliant boat and another excellent video ⛵️🛥🚤👍👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👏👏👏👏

[subtractivemusic]

It's a concept boat. Very cool. How anyone could criticize this in comparison to a large explorer or mass production boat is beyond me. Have an open mind, people!

[jonathanevans]

Outside the box thinking creates an incredible groundbreaking impractical boat! Ergonomics at the helm good but the helm seat isn't.
How strong is the glass if a wave hits it? No side decks for mooring or cleaning it. Lakes and slow running large rivers are best applications for now. I built a radical narrowboat with 4 electric motors/thrusters 6 hrs of battery and I still put a gen set on it.

[ilkerYT]

24 knots 50 mile range is so low after mentioning that much drag improvements 50 mile might leave you in the middle of nowhere in a random storm that might happen.

[ThoughtfulWander]

Interesting vessel! Thanks for sharing! 👍👍

[SirWhiteRabbit-grso]

An excellent limousine-tender concept.

[ilkerYT]

4:44 They could have done chromatic glass like they use in 7 series sunroofs

[hanse]

They could have installed cameras to cover the blindspots when you have that big screen in front of you anyway.

[kevinc.]

Hi Tristan, really enjoy your content. You have (not) mentioned in the past about some brands of yachts/builders that you would not like to captain due to build quality, level of finish etc... Not asking you to call out brands by name you don't like, but I would be very interested in seeing a video of brands/builders that you would endorse, respect and admire. Thanks.

[gkutt]

Great design - No - it's not a WIG. Far from it !!! Let's not confuse people please. WIG's are aerodynamic, this boat is hydrodynamic !!
They could add solar panels. Would extend range slightly.
Carpet you can throw away within a year.
Glass is super heavy and needs to be thick for Class. Could use acrylic instead - but will need replacing after 5 years.
Great design. Make sure when boating you are near a bathroom !!
Great start .. there will be many iterations in future designs.
Keep it out of the water - foils foul quickly and need to be super clean. Don't hit anything underwater !!

[xx]

I was disappointed not to see Dr Evil sitting in the armchair

[chrisjohnson]

Can’t get past the impression with many of these boats that there are designed simply to point a spotlight at the owners. I realize that is a good part of the marketing, but truly I find this design comical, impractical, and a bit ridiculous. That being said, you make it and you can spend it however you wish.