Posted on 10/17/2020 12:35:27 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Those sightings occurred Aug. 30. The case took another twist Wednesday when a China Airlines pilot approaching LAX reported seeing a jet pack flying at an altitude of 6,000 feet. That’s more than a mile up
“To fly up to 6,000 feet from the ground, to fly around long enough to be seen by China Airlines and then to descend again, you’d be out of fuel,” he said.
Instead, he suggests a more likely scenario, an electric drone — perhaps with a mannequin attached.
the strongest evidence that the LAX sightings is a person with a jet pack — as opposed to a balloon or drone — came from the American Airlines pilot, who reported seeing the object at 3,000 feet over Cudahy.
The pilot stated he saw “a guy in a jet pack” 300 yards to his left and flying at about the plane’s altitude.
“That is quite close,”
A jet pack could be operated as an ultralight — meaning it would not be registered and its operator wouldn’t need a pilot’s license if it meets fuel capacity, weight and speed requirements, according to the FAA.
Airliners are designed to withstand getting hit by small objects. But a big metal object is another matter, especially if it were sucked into an engine.
In February, a pilot in Dubai reached an altitude of 5,900 feet flying a Jetman jet pack powered by four mini jet engines with carbon-fiber wings
In February, a pilot in Dubai reached an altitude of 5,900 feet flying a Jetman jet pack powered by four mini jet engines with carbon-fiber wings
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They’re more capable these days. A guy with turbines on his hands and feet crossed the English Channel recently.
Sounds like the Rocketeer from the old Disney Movie, Love the old airplanes in that flick.
Imagine how many Darwin Awards will be awarded the minute after anti gravity devices become household items.
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