Two Men with Jet Packs Flying with an Airbus A380
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SamSpade
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STILL don't really believe it - I don't know how anyone could go that high and fast for that long with so little fuel - and not burn their backside doing it. I really can't see our technology there yet.
Just finished watching that and was about to post it myself. Way cool, and unless some very clever video editing, looks legit to me. This link seems to confirm it:
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/205584-flying-over-dubai-and-other-places-with-jetpacks
"The tiny turbines that make this flight possible have seen drastic performance improvements in recent times. When prices come down, it is likely that the next jetpack story may come from a dedicated DIY daredevil that got tired of his or her wingsuit. New technology to 3D metal print nearly every component used in these turbines has been developed both at Australia’s Monash University and at General Electric (although it is unlikely that high speed bearings can be manufactured this way, at least without extensive post-machining).
They seem to get faster, higher, and further with each tweak of the machine.
Concern4Calvert
New Member
I would never fly that close to a scarebus on a jetpack. So many things to worry about..wake turbulence, exhaust heat...etc the list goes on.
No thank you
No thank you
Well, these guys don't seem to worry about much of anything. More power to them. What would they call a jet packer being sucked into an engine intake?
PeoplesElbow
Well-Known Member
Well, these guys don't seem to worry about much of anything. More power to them. What would they call a jet packer being sucked into an engine intake?
Pudding
Misfit
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glhs837
Power with Control
Not much to worry about, they are wearing parachutes after all.
What would they be? 70/30/10 ground beef. The 10 is bone meal.......
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Chuckt
Guest
From a security and safety standpoint, this should be illegal.
But they will not be allowed to wear a parachute, so more weight available for explosives.....
It usually would be illegal. This was all part of a series of jetsuit flying exhibitions that the UAE government approved and sponsored. There are only two guys that have them.
The sums of money spent on those flights was quite large; just imagine the cost of all the camera planes, with professional vidographers on board, that were required to capture the film for just that one of the many videos that came out of the UAE exhibitions.
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glhs837
Power with Control
You do know that aircraft is empty, and that Emirates paid handsomely to stage this event for advertising, right?
Ole Chuckee isn't within a football field of being smart enough to understand that. The moron can google scripture ...and that is all.
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Chuckt
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And you are worried about the least important user on this board?
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Chuckt
Guest
Their advertising worked. It made me want to buy their jumbo aircraft.