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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.**

8 posted on 10/09/2022 12:48:59 PM PDT by Daffynition (*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
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To: Daffynition

Notice how neatly Bond slipped the harness belts under the lapel of his suit jacket. Classy.


12 posted on 10/09/2022 1:22:09 PM PDT by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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To: Daffynition

That wasn’t a jet pack it was a rocket pack,it carried both fuel and oxidizer.🤔


21 posted on 10/09/2022 3:25:11 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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