jet pack

Sounds like it's actually motor driven.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/0....ap/index.html
Karl

wrote:
Sounds like it's actually motor driven.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/0....ap/index.html
Karl

It's nothing new, this has been around for a while but I don't see much
hope for it working as claimed.

Tony

I totally agree with Tony...even in the company's demonstration video 2
people are always there "walking" the flyer....sort-of reminds me just abit
of the Mollier Flying Car or whatever it's called. It DOES look like a lot
of FUN, though!!! I also hope the thing succeeds....30 minutes running on
this as they say is so much better than the 43 seconds that the "Go Fast
Sports" JetPack can fly. Ted
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wrote:
Sounds like it's actually motor driven.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/0....ap/index.html
Karl

It's nothing new, this has been around for a while but I don't see much
hope for it working as claimed.

Tony

Ted wrote:
I totally agree with Tony...even in the company's demonstration video 2
people are always there "walking" the flyer....sort-of reminds me just abit
of the Mollier Flying Car or whatever it's called. It DOES look like a lot
of FUN, though!!! I also hope the thing succeeds....30 minutes running on
this as they say is so much better than the 43 seconds that the "Go Fast
Sports" JetPack can fly. Ted

I think this think is pretty much a Moller for one. If it ever gets
more than 5' off the ground it will be very unstable.

Tony

I was listening to the EAA webcast, and they said that the FAA required
them to hang on the the thing during that demo because of all the people
standing in the area. There's supposed to be a better demo during today
or tomorrow's airshow where it will lift off away from everyone. In any
case, it isn't a "Jet", but a ducted fan. Sounds like a big leaf blower.

Anthony W wrote:
Ted wrote:
I totally agree with Tony...even in the company's demonstration video
2 people are always there "walking" the flyer....sort-of reminds me
just abit of the Mollier Flying Car or whatever it's called. It DOES
look like a lot of FUN, though!!! I also hope the thing
succeeds....30 minutes running on this as they say is so much better
than the 43 seconds that the "Go Fast Sports" JetPack can fly. Ted

I think this think is pretty much a Moller for one. If it ever gets
more than 5' off the ground it will be very unstable.

Tony

I just heard from Martin (through EAA Radio) that they won't be flying
again this week. They say they've been overworked and tired, so they
don't want fatigue causing an accident. There was also talk about
insurance issues, but it seems like the pilot capability issue trumped that.

Paul Dow (Remove CAPS in address) wrote:
I was listening to the EAA webcast, and they said that the FAA required
them to hang on the the thing during that demo because of all the people
standing in the area. There's supposed to be a better demo during today
or tomorrow's airshow where it will lift off away from everyone. In any
case, it isn't a "Jet", but a ducted fan. Sounds like a big leaf blower.

Anthony W wrote:
Ted wrote:
I totally agree with Tony...even in the company's demonstration video
2 people are always there "walking" the flyer....sort-of reminds me
just abit of the Mollier Flying Car or whatever it's called. It DOES
look like a lot of FUN, though!!! I also hope the thing
succeeds....30 minutes running on this as they say is so much better
than the 43 seconds that the "Go Fast Sports" JetPack can fly. Ted

I think this think is pretty much a Moller for one. If it ever gets
more than 5' off the ground it will be very unstable.

Tony