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On October 22, 2026, 26-year-old Song Xingyu (online name "Magical Ayu"), a young man from Badong, Hubei, gave a live demonstration of a self-made flying skateboard at an industrial park in Yichang, in response to outside doubts that his flights were "fake" and AI-generated. According to an October 25 report by Shangguan News, during the demonstration the skateboard completed ascent, descent, hovering and turning before landing smoothly. The skateboard uses 10 sets of electric propellers in place of 5 aviation turbofan engines, with total thrust reaching 300 kilograms and an endurance of only 16 minutes. Song Xingyu was once more than 2.4 million yuan in debt, and said this is about realizing his childhood dream of the "Green Goblin" skateboard from "Spider-Man"; in the future it may be turned into a product for extreme sports enthusiasts. There are currently no facts about subsequent developments.
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Song Xingyu responds to fake flight doubts with live flight demonstration
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Post-00s Hubei young man Song Xingyu responds to "fake flight" doubts about his flying skateboard, demonstrating on site to prove it is not AI-generated
Song Xingyu (online name "Magical A Yu"), a 26-year-old from Badong, Hubei, demonstrated his self-made flying skateboard on site at an industrial park in Yichang on October 22, ascending, hovering, turning and then landing smoothly, in response to doubts that it was "AI-generated." The skateboard uses 10 sets of electric propellers to replace 5 aviation turbofan engines, with a total thrust of 300 kilograms and an endurance of only 16 minutes. Song Xingyu was once more than 2.4 million yuan in debt, and said this is to fulfill his childhood dream of the "Green Goblin" skateboard from "Spider-Man," and that in the future it may be turned into a product for extreme sports enthusiasts.