Posted on 10/09/2022 12:33:31 PM PDT by week 71
Video shows the astonishing moment Royal Navy members flew over the New York Harbour using jet packs and landed on the Queen Elizabeth warship.
The servicemen are seen hovering over the Harbour as they head towards the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's largest and most powerful vessel of all time.
Footage shows the military members smiling as they soar over the Atlantic Ocean with their helmet-steered weapon mount and tactical suits waving the Union Jack flag as passengers on other ships seemingly stare in awe.
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That is cool.
What they should do is quit being woke, and kick out all the Paki trash from their country.
Huh?
It’s neat but there’s no way of using weapons while approaching a hostile ship or shore. I kinda view this as an early tech demonstrator of something that will have real military application eventually.
Agree - not yet anyway. But definitely other uses for now.
‘Wokeness’ will definitely not be helpful for future innovation.
Certainly not. Only a meritocracy will. I don’t care if it’s all male and all white and asian. Only the best should be given positions.
From the article: **The suits, reminiscent of Marvel superhero Iron Man, can reach speeds of more than 85mph and can fly for more than 10 mins**
**007's jet pack from THUNDERBALL was built by Bell-Textron and originally designed for the US army – but was deemed too dangerous to use. “You could only fly for 20 seconds, then you ran out of fuel and you had nothing,” said Production Designer Ken Adam.**
I am still waiting for my flying car and my Mr. Fusion home nuclear reactor.
Any real world military applications I can think of would be better performed using drones.
Notice how neatly Bond slipped the harness belts under the lapel of his suit jacket. Classy.
All this for what? To maintain the oppressive, globalist regime that has destroyed traditional British conservatism?
I think you become magnetic after the clot shot....
I saw the jetpack flying around inside the Astrodome in 1965, it was impressive then and still is.
“Jet Pack Perfection
In 1965 when the Astrodome opened in Texas, the theme was all space: the Countdown Cafeteria, the comely “Spacette” hostesses, the team name, of course, and the spacesuited guy blasting off and soaring over the infield in a jet pack.”
Those early jet packs were only good for 25 - 30 seconds of flight time.
I confess - I am cynical, truly- but indeed you may be further gone than me. Cheers!
Oh, they fixed that ship that broke down in sight of Portsmouth, and had to be towed back, with a broken propeller?
They have improved over the last 60 or 70 years.
Cheers. No, its true. The ruling Tory party class does not represent the common Englishman. They have annihilated the traditional morality and institutions that made Britain great, and have replaced them with people who are at odds with the formerly great culture.
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