03 August 2008

I Want My Jetpack

Only $100,000.00, and it's supposed to have about an hour's endurance (see also here).

It sounds a lot like a lawn mower, and based on the video (see below) I think that the flight controls are not ready for prime time.

Additionally, it probably needs some refinement....It has a 200 hp engine, as compared to the 178 hp engine used in the original Bell Model 47, (The chopper you see carrying wounded in the opening credits for the M*A*S*H TV series), so my guess is that there is a some aerodynamic refinement that could be done, in addition to getting weight out of the system.

Still, it comes with its own ballistic recovery parachute, a must for the ham-handed pilot.



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