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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America; Regulator

Believe it was YEARS ago that having available jet packs on our backs for travel, would be here by now.
Whatever happened to that - ??? Possibly because ‘they’ haven’t figured how to get more travel minutes/mileage per ‘flight.’
Shoot - I was really looking forward to that because I love flying, anyway!
Time is running out for some of us.


12 posted on 05/14/2015 6:44:56 PM PDT by USARightSide (S U P P O R T I N G OUR T R O O P S)
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To: USARightSide
You didn't watch this video????:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3288787/posts

14 posted on 05/14/2015 10:39:17 PM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: USARightSide
The military walked away from jet packs back in the 60's because the engines then were way too in-efficient and control problems were also an issue.

Current generation small gas turbines could fix a lot of that but a ducted fan is the most likely solution.

Instead of an army of guys with jet packs on the military decided that 10 men in a helicopter was the right way to assault the village, thus we got Vietnam...it was the right decision.

If you want one now you can put a deposit on it:

Martin Jet Pack

And maybe they'll deliver it in 2016...

18 posted on 05/15/2015 7:07:15 AM PDT by Regulator
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