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Gord Green
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 12:01 am    Post subject: The future....TODAY!! Reply with quote

Boy, I bet Bud would LOVE to have one of these in his garage! (I know...He lived in a townhouse and parked his C-47-D in the front....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnD6AUikRkQ

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scotpens
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This ungainly contraption must be launched from a plane and has to use a parachute to land. It's more of a strap-on ultralight aircraft than a practical jetpack. It can only carry enough fuel for 10 minutes of flight. Think I'll pass on this one.
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mach7
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 10:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bud liked all these contraptions! They are very science fiction, but all of them are very dangerous also. No inbuilt stability.

Yah the jet pack wings look cool but I would NOT strap one on for any amount of money. I don't consider them aircraft, more like expensive thrill toys for the very rich. No real practical use.
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