Martin Aircraft jetpack

[Cliff]

http://www.gizmag.com/first-commercially-available-jetpack/14423/

"The Jetpack achieves with 30 minutes of flight time .."

[Ken Moffett]

Cliff <Clhuprich...@aoltmovetheperiodc.om> wrote in
news:aq1hp51ffar3egiem...@4ax.com:

> http://www.gizmag.com/first-commercially-available-jetpack
> /14423/

>
> "The Jetpack achieves with 30 minutes of flight time .."
>

Kind of feels like PhotoShop. 30 minutes of flight...and no
video?

Ken

[Pete Keillor]

On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:17:55 -0600, "David Courtney"
<adv...@powercom.net> wrote:

>"Ken Moffett" <KLMo...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:Xns9D384124...@216.151.153.61...

> It's real... it was here in Oshkosh during the EAA.
> Videos are here: http://www.martinjetpack.com/video-gallery.aspx
> It's more of a "ducted-fan" pack than a "jet" pack, but they did design
>and build there own 200hp two-stroke engine.
>
>
Wow, no thanks. That's a lot more like strapping yourself to a car as
the front bumper than a "pack".

Pete Keillor

[Wes]

Pete Keillor <keill...@chartermi.net> wrote:

>> It's real... it was here in Oshkosh during the EAA.
>> Videos are here: http://www.martinjetpack.com/video-gallery.aspx
>> It's more of a "ducted-fan" pack than a "jet" pack, but they did design
>>and build there own 200hp two-stroke engine.
>>
>>
>Wow, no thanks. That's a lot more like strapping yourself to a car as
>the front bumper than a "pack".

What is the power out glide ratio? vForward/vDown ? Sounds like zero to me. I'll pass.

Wes

[steamer]

--Nice but I think I like that one with the high pressure water
pumps better, if only because single-point-failure is less catastrophic.
Imagine sucking a bird into Martin's newfangled contraption!

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