A new way to get to work?

Wait a minute, the video says jet-pack, but I clearly see and hear a propeller. I want to fly a real jeeeeeeeettttttttt-pack!11!!!

Seriously though, very interesting video. I wouldn't mind going for a ride.
 
I was there at the lame Oshkosh demo, I still think it's lame, and I can't stand that they still call it a jetpack. It's a cool homebuilt project, but they guy going on and on for years talking like he's doing something that's never been done before drives me insane.
 
Adler said:
I was there at the lame Oshkosh demo, I still think it's lame, and I can't stand that they still call it a jetpack. It's a cool homebuilt project, but they guy going on and on for years talking like he's doing something that's never been done before drives me insane.
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The idea of a jetpack isn't necessarily new, no. However, until this point, has there ever been a successful jetpack test that reached 5000' MSL? Most similar ideas have operated at extremely low altitudes.

This interests me because, while the technology and concept may not necessarily be new, the performance achieved by this test may actually reveal a degree of future practicality. The successful BRS parachute test would seem to navigate around some of the safety issues posed by this thing as well.
 
Apophis said:
The idea of a jetpack isn't necessarily new, no. However, until this point, has there ever been a successful jetpack test that reached 5000' MSL? Most similar ideas have operated at extremely low altitudes.
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I did not see any jetpack in that video.
 
Apophis said:
I suppose your point is valid, as I doubt that contraption can really be considered a jetpack. I was still impressed by the performance of it.
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I'm not. You can buy an RC helicopter from toys-r-us.
 
Yves Rossy's jetpack is way cooler because it has jets. I like his original folding wing model where he could jump of of a helicopter, unfold the winds, recover, and then climb. Also lets be honest, even with a ballistic chute that thing is never going to be approved for normal use. If the engine fails or a fan breaks when you are 10' above the ground you are going to get hurt. 20' and you are dead. I wouldn't fly it.

It has given me an idea though. What if you took those ducted fans and mounted them on the wings of a small airplane, then powered them by a single small turboshaft engine? It could be an affordable and fuel efficient plane to fly, with the advantage of taking jet fuel (since 100LL will be way too expensive for recreational flying in the future).
 
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