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lil*tymer
05-12-2015, 11:05 AM
This is pretty insane. A well built Jetpack, flying around Dubai.

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sputnik
05-12-2015, 11:19 AM
Yves Rossy is a stud. He has been doing this for years.
Seth1968
05-12-2015, 11:28 AM
And some say money can't buy happiness.
revelations
05-12-2015, 11:29 AM
Its not a jetpack as much as a wing with jet propulsion. Rossy has had a few close calls and has been doing this for something like 10 years I think. 15 min of flight time?

Now, consider the military applications. Group of DEVGRU men flying in the cover of darkness. Enemy radar shows a signal return of what appears to be a flock of birds (hope they can fly slow). You can bet this has been used by the military for years.
snowcat
05-12-2015, 11:32 AM
Breitling has been doing this for a while!

http://bladesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/jetman-versus-jet-team-1.jpg
rage2
05-12-2015, 11:37 AM
So has Hublot.

http://www.leblogluxe.com/files/2012/06/fusionman_hublot1.jpg

No clue why he keeps getting watch sponsorship TBH haha.
lil*tymer
05-12-2015, 11:40 AM
Shit, I'm behind the times I guess. Would like to see one flying around the city here.
TomcoPDR
05-12-2015, 11:51 AM
Makes me wanna watch this again (it's a movie poster of The Rocketeer)

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMzEyMjI2OTQxOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODUxMjEyMQ@@._V1_SY317_CR6,0,214,317_AL_.jpg
ekguy
05-12-2015, 01:13 PM
If this isn't one of the coolest men on earth I don't know who is...

I mean come on...guy literally flies around with a freaking jetpack...

Doesn't get cooler than that.

:bigpimp: :bigpimp: :bigpimp: :bigpimp:
ekguy
05-12-2015, 01:14 PM
Originally posted by rage2
So has Hublot.

http://www.leblogluxe.com/files/2012/06/fusionman_hublot1.jpg

No clue why he keeps getting watch sponsorship TBH haha.

when a watch sells for thousands upon thousands of dollars and people buy a shit ton of em, I figure those companies can afford a measly little jet powered wing

:D ;)
Jason Lange
05-13-2015, 06:16 AM
How do they deal with elevation changes that rapidly without pressurization? Just man up?
spikerS
05-13-2015, 07:40 AM
Originally posted by lil*tymer
Shit, I'm behind the times I guess. Would like to see one flying around the city here.

Nav Canada, and Transport Canada would have a conniption fit if someone even thought of trying to fly one of those here.


Originally posted by Jason Lange
How do they deal with elevation changes that rapidly without pressurization? Just man up?

It isn't anything to really be bothered with. Pressurized cabins are purely for a pilot's / passenger comfort and to prevent hypoxia at altitudes over 10,000 feet, although you can go over 10,000 feet safely for about 20 minutes at a time with no ill effects, or almost indefinitely with supplemental oxygen.

Since this guys flights don't last 20 mins, or go that high, he shouldn't have any issues. He is going to have the same problems a sky diver experiences during a jump.