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Oshkosh: Kiwi launches $130,000 jetpack: Up, up and away
Hi, I'm from Christchurch, and I'd like to know if any folk at Oshkosh
might be able to post some video or pics of this guy "doing his thing" tomorrow. Kiwi launches $130,000 jetpack: Up, up and away http://www.stuff.co.nz/4635822a11.html Kiwi inventor makes aviation history http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1316907/1952597 There is a wee video on the tvnz page to look at. -- Duncan |
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Oshkosh: Kiwi launches $130,000 jetpack: Up, up and away
Dave Doe wrote:
Hi, I'm from Christchurch, and I'd like to know if any folk at Oshkosh might be able to post some video or pics of this guy "doing his thing" tomorrow. I bet he'll be relieved : "Mr Martin, 48, told the New York Times he had spent 227 years developing [...]" :-) |
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Oshkosh: Kiwi launches $130,000 jetpack: Up, up and away
Dave Doe wrote: Hi, I'm from Christchurch, and I'd like to know if any folk at Oshkosh might be able to post some video or pics of this guy "doing his thing" tomorrow. To keep you waiting : http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/...ca/jetpack.php |
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Oshkosh: Kiwi launches $130,000 jetpack: Up, up and away
"GillesK" wrote in message ... Dave Doe wrote: Hi, I'm from Christchurch, and I'd like to know if any folk at Oshkosh might be able to post some video or pics of this guy "doing his thing" tomorrow. I bet he'll be relieved : "Mr Martin, 48, told the New York Times he had spent 227 years developing [...]" :-) Probably has something to do with the exchange rate between NZ years and US years. ?!? Kinda like "dog-years", etc... Maybe not. (shrug) TP |
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Oshkosh: Kiwi launches $130,000 jetpack: Up, up and away
"GillesK" wrote To keep you waiting : http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/...ca/jetpack.php Believe it or not, ABC had a short story and video of it flying at Oshkosh. They billed it as "an air show in Wisconsin" or was it "an air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin?" Nothing to say about how big of a deal Oshkosh is. :-( It still only flew a few feet off the ground, with a couple people holding onto the skids for stabilization. I gotta ask, what is keeping them from having self stabilized flight? It seems like a couple rate gyros and servos attached to some vanes would have this thing flying truly solo. For heavens sakes, this is common technology in the remote control helicopter world, and some other ducted fan RC flying "thingies" I have seen flying. I applaud the achievements of him and his machine, but have to wonder why he has not taken the next step. -- Jim in NC |
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Oshkosh: Kiwi launches $130,000 jetpack: Up, up and away
"Morgans" wrote I applaud the achievements of him and his machine, but have to wonder why he has not taken the next step. After reading what I wrote, I fear it may come off as being insensitive. I do understand the need to proceed carefully, as to keep from getting someone killed, since a flying machine like this has a flight envelope that would be very unforgiving of a mechanical failure at some points in transition. I was just voicing puzzlement, and wondering what the technical difficulties are in achieving controlled hover, and when the time is right, transition to flying at much higher altitudes and speeds. Oh, and when the jetpack (bad name, IMHO) is fully functional, if someone gives me the purchase price (like that's gonna happen ;-) ) put my name on the waiting list to buy one! g -- Jim in NC |
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Oshkosh: Kiwi launches $130,000 jetpack: Up, up and away
On Jul 31, 1:26 am, Dave Doe wrote:
In article , says... "GillesK" wrote To keep you waiting : http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/...ca/jetpack.php Believe it or not, ABC had a short story and video of it flying at Oshkosh. They billed it as "an air show in Wisconsin" or was it "an air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin?" Nothing to say about how big of a deal Oshkosh is. :-( It still only flew a few feet off the ground, with a couple people holding onto the skids for stabilization. I gotta ask, what is keeping them from having self stabilized flight? It seems like a couple rate gyros and servos attached to some vanes would have this thing flying truly solo. For heavens sakes, this is common technology in the remote control helicopter world, and some other ducted fan RC flying "thingies" I have seen flying. I applaud the achievements of him and his machine, but have to wonder why he has not taken the next step. Me too - they had another article on NZ news tonight - it didn't look very impressive to me - hovering a few feet off the ground (is it only capable of ground effect flight I wonder?), and with guys hanging onto the landing bars. Hmmm... few more years needed there methinks. Well if you consider the hours that the Harrier spent in tethered flight before it was let loose this machine is doing well. However, I wouldn't like to be the test pilot. |
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Oshkosh: Kiwi launches $130,000 jetpack: Up, up and away
"Morgans" wrote in message ... It still only flew a few feet off the ground, with a couple people holding onto the skids for stabilization. I saw the video on network TV, and I didn't notice anything that I would call "flight". It looked like the thrust from the ducted fans was carrying much of the weight, and some big guys were doing the rest. I don't want to minimize anything that this fellow has accomplished so far, but I found myself wondering where the news story was. Vaughn |
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Oshkosh: Kiwi launches $130,000 jetpack: Up, up and away
On Jul 30, 6:10 pm, "Vaughn Simon"
wrote: "Morgans" wrote in message ... It still only flew a few feet off the ground, with a couple people holding onto the skids for stabilization. I saw the video on network TV, and I didn't notice anything that I would call "flight". It looked like the thrust from the ducted fans was carrying much of the weight, and some big guys were doing the rest. Did the tv show the amount of people that booo'ed him? |
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