Looked like a parachute...
On 04/12/2016 10:19 AM, Mathew Howard wrote:
actually... he has something on his back, I wonder if that's the fuel tank.
On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
You could always have a fanny pack full of fuel.
*From:* Mathew Howard <mailto:[email protected]>
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Yeah, I think it's real... there are apparently turbines out there
that are small enough and produce enough thrust to make it
plausible, I don't quite see how they can fit enough fuel in there
though.
On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Robert Andrews
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
The balance skill comes from their product that is water driven
with the hose from a jet ski. I believe that small hi-bypass
turbojets are now available with 200+ lbs of thrust. Enough to
do what we saw in the video. What I don't see is the fuel to
run it. Even for just 3.55 minutes. But there is a 10 minute
platform that is out there right now that is like the old jet
pack but with two hi-bypass turbines on it that is currently in
beta. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCYSWyHDpfU
On 04/12/2016 09:12 AM, Bill Prince wrote:
I think it's some kind of fake. There is not enough volume
in the
platform for the kind of thrust that is being generated.
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
On 4/12/2016 6:23 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
Looks perfect for site surveys and tower maintenance.�
But is it real?
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