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Where’s My Jetpack?
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| August 16, 2013 - 11:20 am
| Charlie Martin
Posted on 08/17/2013 11:16:49 AM PDT by virgil283
"We've wanted them since seeing 007 in Thunderball. Is Glenn Martin's jetpack finally the answer?....Maybe things are (heh, heh) looking up. A New Zealander named Glenn Martin — .. no relation to the other aviation pioneer named Glenn Martin — has been working for years on his own version of the jet pack. His version solves some of the problems.[ watch the second video : 1:30 min]
First of all, instead of using real rockets, this uses two ducted fans driven by a gasoline engine. This is not as inherently cool as a rocket, but it means that you can get pretty reasonable flight time......
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TOPICS: Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: jetpack
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Very cool although the parachute backup looks like a rough landing...
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posted on
08/17/2013 11:16:49 AM PDT
by
virgil283
To: virgil283
Jet pack
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posted on
08/17/2013 11:19:23 AM PDT
by
virgil283
(When the sun spins, the cross appears, and the skies burn red)
To: virgil283
Altitude is not your friend, and quiet is very, very bad.
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posted on
08/17/2013 11:20:59 AM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: virgil283
Propeller blade separation might make one lose their head............
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posted on
08/17/2013 11:21:55 AM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: virgil283
A forward CG catastrophe could result from an erection.
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posted on
08/17/2013 11:23:58 AM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: virgil283
Props? Can you imagine the racket?
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posted on
08/17/2013 11:26:26 AM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(It wasn't the Rodeo Clown's act, it was the crowd reaction they could't take.)
To: Cyber Liberty
Can you imagine the racket?WHAT!?
/johnny
To: virgil283
Those would be great for commuters.
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posted on
08/17/2013 11:29:08 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(People are idiots.)
To: virgil283
So now we’ll be able to physically kick illegal drone spies out of the skies. Cool.
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posted on
08/17/2013 11:29:16 AM PDT
by
WKUHilltopper
(And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
To: virgil283
Great, now where’s my basement nuclear power plant that’s the size of a cooler and my George Jetson flying car-in-a-briefcase?
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posted on
08/17/2013 11:29:39 AM PDT
by
bigbob
To: virgil283
Which would you rather drive, this:
or this:
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posted on
08/17/2013 11:39:09 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(People are idiots.)
To: virgil283
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posted on
08/17/2013 11:46:28 AM PDT
by
WKUHilltopper
(And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
To: virgil283
No way, mate. Something that large and bulky, not to mention pricey, belongs at the very least in some sort of lightweight airframe with the ability to have even a small amount of glide capability in case of engine failure(s).
A disaster waiting to happen.
Although the military might find some unconventional use for it.
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posted on
08/17/2013 11:48:05 AM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the mooslimbs trying to kill them-)
To: virgil283
I saw one in use back in the sixties. A “pilot” flew over into a stadium from an adjacent parking lot.
It was a short but very loud trip!
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posted on
08/17/2013 11:58:58 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Utilizer
Its got a low altitude safety parachute.
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posted on
08/17/2013 12:02:30 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
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To: Utilizer
You’re so right. I’ve been waiting a lifetime but not for that!
We have a running gag in our family. When one of the kids asks me, “Need a hand?” I say no, I need wings!
This contraption has no room for error. I’m thinking rocketry is not the way to go about it unless the exhaust is blowing upwards or capable of same. Get the heat under the wing, not on your heels.
No wings...no sale.
To: virgil283
Thing weighs over 500 pounds! You’re not going to even move it without a forklift. Not exactly a “suit.”
To: virgil283
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posted on
08/17/2013 12:20:25 PM PDT
by
Democrat_media
(IRS rigged election for Obama and democrats by shutting down tea party)
To: virgil283
A ducted fan (fanny pack??) is just not as elegant nor as cool as a jet pack.
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posted on
08/17/2013 12:21:02 PM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(We're going to be just like the old Soviet Union, but with free cell phones!)
To: virgil283
How would I go about securing it in the parking lot at my office?
Or would I need to cable lock it to a pillar so some fool didn’t decide to chuck it in the back of his truck and abscond with it?
Otherwise, I’m in... right after I get an extra $100K or so.
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posted on
08/17/2013 12:29:12 PM PDT
by
Two Kids' Dad
(((( Obama is the Rachel Jeantel of US Presidents ))))
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