# Flybar

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:''Flybar may also refer to an element of the [helicopter rotor](/source/helicopter_rotor).''

The '''Flybar''' is a modification of the traditional [pogo stick](/source/pogo_stick) design which allows riders to propel themselves up to a world record 8 feet 6&nbsp;inches into the air according to the Flybar's website. Developed in a collaborative effort between SBI Enterprises, Bruce Middleton and [Andy Macdonald](/source/Andy_Macdonald_(skateboarding)), it utilizes in place of the usual steel spring in a regular pogo stick 12 elastic bands used for propulsion, also known as thrusters. It weighs 20 pounds (9 kilograms) and is capable of producing up to 1,200 [pounds-force](/source/pounds-force) (5,300 [newtons](/source/Newton_(unit))) of thrust. The Flybar comes in another model, the Flybar 800, which is intended for lighter people.<ref>{{cite news
 | last =Maher
 | first =Kris
 | title =Boing! Boing! Boing! Boing! Boing! Boing! Boing!: 'Extreme' Pogoers Do Backflips, Hop Minivans; In This Sport, Bounces Per Second Matter
 | work =Wall Street Journal
 | pages =1
 | publisher = Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
 | date =August 28, 2009
 | url =https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125141751150065273
 | access-date = 2009-08-28 }}
</ref>

==See also==
* [Stunt Pogo](/source/Stunt_Pogo)
* [Pogo Stick](/source/Pogo_Stick)
* [Vurtego](/source/Vurtego)
* [Powerbocking](/source/Powerbocking)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.flybar.com Flybar Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100723163414/http://www.flybar800.com/ Flybar Fan Website]

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