NASA unveils personal flying suit named ‘Puffin’; flies at 150 mph

Smart Planet ^ | Jan 22, 2010 | By Andrew Nusca

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

NASA on Wednesday said that it is working on a personal flying suit.

Called “Puffin,” the conceptual and highly experimental project is part one-man stealth plane, part personal jet pack.

Unveiled at a San Francisco meeting of the American Helicopter Society on Jan. 20 by Mark D. Moore, an aerospace engineer at NASA’s Langley Research Center, the Puffin promises — on paper at least — a self-contained design with proper “cockpit” and helicopter-style blades that allow for high-altitude flying up to 30,000 ft.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Just a Concept!

[Tijeras_Slim]

flying up to 30,000 ft

Airliners will start having to deal with bird stikes and nerd strikes.

[marvlus]

I can’t wait to see the pictorial concepts from the Freepers on this thread.

[spetznaz]

Stealth? Not with those rotors!

[ichabod1]

ttiwwp

[netmilsmom]

[netmilsmom]

You have a fantastic tagline!

[oyez]

It will be powered by a 60 horsepower electric motor.

Expect to spend a small fortune on extension cord.

[stylin_geek]

A real man straps 4 jet engines on his back and flies.

[gibtx2]

having been in aerospace advanced projects for years i can tell you this concept is specious at best ... NASA need to do what we pay to to do and this is not it.....

[GeronL]

Good way to move some transplant organs across a state I guess.

[WhatNot]

If the failbama Administration has anything to say about it, it’s probably powered by a windmill.

[GeronL]

Its a UAV with a human instead of RC controls

[Gator113]

I love the concept.

I want one, NOW.

But it better have a pee vent. ;>)

[Brugmansian]

I want to see Barney Frank in one

[grjr21]

NASA need to do what we pay to to do and this is not it.....

As long as it keeps them to busy to fudge climate data I'm OK with it.

[Paradox]

Powered by electric motors? That thing wont have much of a range at all. This sounds like a joke actually.

[stylecouncilor]

LOL!

[InterceptPoint]

Not for the claustrophobic that’s for sure.

[pabianice]

As a CFI with 40 years' experience, let me say that this is insane and ain't never gonna happen. Just NASA blue sky stuff. LSA is the best way to become a pilot.