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Offline fuzeman

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Jetpacks
« on: September 02, 2020, 07:25:27 AM »
Seems like somebody made and tested his jetpack near LAX.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/01/us/jetpack-lax-trnd/index.html

[ just added link, I find that hard to do on my cell ]
« Last Edit: September 02, 2020, 07:37:33 AM by fuzeman »
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Offline Chalenge

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Re: Jetpacks
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2020, 04:22:26 PM »
He's just breaking in the engines, I'm sure.
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Offline Shuffler

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Re: Jetpacks
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2020, 03:54:25 AM »
Personal jet packs have been around for some time. Makes the wearer into a small jet.
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Offline AKKuya

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Re: Jetpacks
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2020, 08:02:01 AM »
This happened in LA?  Very curious.  Maybe this wasn't a prop after all.  Maybe this wasn't just a movie for kids' enjoyment 30 years ago.

The truth is out there.



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Offline AKKuya

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Re: Jetpacks
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2020, 09:42:55 AM »
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Offline Wiley

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Re: Jetpacks
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2020, 10:27:48 AM »
Quote from: Shuffler on September 03, 2020, 03:54:25 AM
Personal jet packs have been around for some time. Makes the wearer into a small jet.

That GI Joe looking thing seems cool, but this is what I want for my morning commute.



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Offline Arlo

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Re: Jetpacks
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2020, 11:02:25 AM »
Imagining a bird strike.  :old:
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Offline Wiley

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Re: Jetpacks
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2020, 02:12:47 PM »
Quote from: Arlo on September 03, 2020, 11:02:25 AM
Imagining a bird strike.  :old:

Shouldn't happen much more often than it does on a bike.  Besides, you don't HAVE to be running it at ridiculous speed.  But, it would be spectacular...

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Offline AKKuya

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Re: Jetpacks
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2020, 12:16:51 AM »
Talking with the airline pilots at work.  best guess is that someone strapped a mannequin to a drone and RC the "jetpack man" during the airliner final approaches before landing.
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Offline Gman

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Re: Jetpacks
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2020, 04:23:01 AM »
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Offline icemaw

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Re: Jetpacks
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2020, 07:06:30 PM »
0 margin for error...
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Offline Wiley

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Re: Jetpacks
« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2020, 10:37:37 PM »
Quote from: Gman on September 05, 2020, 04:23:01 AM
Or this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4FUBfp9kS0&ab_channel=GravityIndustries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WS4aR_OBbs&ab_channel=GravityIndustries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoFlqIaDJ8U&ab_channel=GravityIndustries

That one's come a long way since I last saw it.

Now, I am not a military guy, but can someone please explain if my thinking is wrong...  Who on EARTH would consider those things a good idea for a military application?  Noisy, man size targets hanging a few feet off the ground that cannot change direction fast.  Don't they call those "target drones"?

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Re: Jetpacks
« Reply #12 on: September 13, 2020, 09:35:21 AM »
Quote from: Wiley on September 12, 2020, 10:37:37 PM
Noisy, man size targets hanging a few feet off the ground that cannot change direction fast.  Don't they call those "target drones"?

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Re: Jetpacks
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2020, 03:01:59 PM »
Quote from: Puma44 on September 13, 2020, 09:35:21 AM
Grape = easy target, easy to squash, and 100% PK.

Meh, most of the people in here can't hit a Yak-3 let a lone a puny man.
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« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2020, 09:43:57 AM »
Quote from: Vulcan on September 14, 2020, 03:01:59 PM
Meh, most of the people in here can't hit a Yak-3 let a lone a puny man.

I'm thinking more from an infantry/ground fire perspective.

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