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Then I envision myself coming back to life with through the magical powers of the jet pack which births a second jetpack that I'll use to fly around with you as jetpack buddies!
See! There's nothing jetpacks can't do!
I'm an aerospace engineer. So yes. Like someone else said, it really is a personal helicopter, along with all that entails. The appeal of the jetpack is that you can fly from A to B, where A and B are the places you want to be rather than cleared landing zones. You really don't want to do that with this monstrosity--you generally will want to put it in the same places you do helicopters.
Their page on why they think they should be able to call those ducted fans jets is bunk too, and they know it, which is why they explode the definitions of every other jet engine in service today. What we refer to as jet engines compress an air stream, ignite fuel in that stream, and draw power off that stream with a turbine to drive the compressor. This engine on this thing is a Martin-developed 2 litre V4 ICE...huh, it's a two-stroke, even.
Not saying I wouldn't want to fly one, because helicopters are lots of fun to fly, but I'd be awfully glad the ballistic chute is there.
So what's it like not having a soul?
And I guess we're not allowed to be excited about it, because what fun is there in flying around if you can't ignite fuel in an air stream?
So are you upset about Jetski's?
That would be amazing.
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Gonna have to do a lot better than 30 miles, buddy.
It's similar to looking at an 18-wheeler and raving about it like it's a supercar
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It's more similar to looking at a personal flying device and raving like its something you put on and then fly by yourself for 30 minutes, while accusing you of being a communist because you're not as excited as us. Communist.
Just for that, I'm going to win the Lotto, get a team of these and fly over your house screaming " IT'S A JETPACK! IT'S A JETPACK!" through megaphones in formation with 10 other guys. And a stereo blaring "Ride of the Valkries".
Or we'll just find a sky scraper and buzz people on the 35th floor. I think everyone in the thread could get behind that.
I did not know this thing was so awesome.
It is so awesome.
I want one. I WANT ONE SO MUCH. Of course I'd be too scared to fly it because frankly, I'm scared of horrifically injuring myself by falling from a height. And imminent, immediate death.
see, you can tell it's okay because it has the word jetpack
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"Actual" Jetpacks (as seen in comics, cartoons, movies, etc) are actually pretty retarded. One wrong move and you light your ass on fire.
I don't understand this memetic on this board, even though I've seen it a lot. I haven't asked or demanded that anyone not be excited. I ventured my feelings and professional opinion, as is common on internet bulletin boards. I even said it would be fun to fly. Why do you feel the need to act like I said something entirely opposite?
I still think your characterization is wrong. This thing is not strapped to your back--you are not supporting it, as one would some form of pack. You are strapped to the outside of it, and it is supporting you. It has an inbuilt sort of roll-cage+landing skid arrangement, not to mention a big goddamn 200hp engine on it to fall on if you tailstrike it. Contrarotation to replace the tail rotor isn't exactly unheard of in the helicopter world, nor is the ducted fan. It's doesn't seem to be getting lift from surfaces other than the fans, so helicopter seems like a pretty accurate characterization.
All I'm trying to say is that the hype for this is kind of like the hype for the Moller Skycar, except I think Martin actually intends to build and sell these to someone other than popular mechanics. In the end what you're getting doesn't really seem to fit the spirit of what's advertised. Again, this would be a fun fucking ultralight helicopter to fly, and it even offers some advantages over its Kiwi brother the Mosquito ultralight helicopter, but good luck getting permission to land it at the office or your grocery store. Or using it to fight Nazis, I guess.
How exactly does this work with ultralight aircraft? I don't really know anything other than they don't require a pilot's license, but do you still have to "radio in" and report where you are headed to the FAA? Do you have to file flight plans, or whatever?
My assumption is that craft like these just aren't capable of flying high enough to really interfere with any sort of standard commercial or recreation aircraft, but that seems like it would change if you were buzzing around near an airport or something.
Basically, what's stopping a dude from taking off from his driveway, landing at his employer's parking lot ten miles away, putting in his eight hours, and then flying home? I don't understand why you would need permission to land in a commercial parking lot - last time I checked, my local grocery store didn't have an ATC tower.
So basically, anyone with flight experience, how exactly does flying an aircraft like this differ from something larger?
And yeah, it's essentially this with a smaller form factor.
Don't get me wrong, a smaller form factor does make it exponentially cooler.
You have now sold me on jet-pack ownership.
Now all the only things we need to officially live in the future are aerosolized gene-fixing and zeppelins.
How do they define "congested"?
This had me laughing way too hard.
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Well, helicopters in general basically just need permission to land somewhere to do so legally (note that I'm not saying safely). The rules for this are going to work much the same way, with some additional exceptions because the FAA considers it an ultralight (which, by the way, is kind of a silly class especially when you look at some of things foreign countries include that we don't).
Adrien quoted some FAA regs, which are in CFR 14. Note that the vast majority of those regulations have nothing to do with pilot safety and everything to do with the safety of passengers or bystanders. The FAA doesn't usually care about the idiot flying, just the people that trust that idiot not to hurt them. So they'd prefer the ultralights stay away from things like football stadiums or office buildings or grocery stores. Generally. Because they don't want the other flying lawnmowers certified under 103 landing on peoples' heads or cars or houses.
By the way, radios are only compulsory for operation within certain airspace even in larger aircraft. It's actually a common point of contention among fixed wing pilots when the low-and-slow guys cross the path of the dentists in their brand new Cirruses. There are lots of airports where you don't actually have to talk to anyone to go in and out, though at many of those folks would prefer that you did just so they have an idea of where to look for you and avoid hitting you. Personally, I prefer to overuse the radio.
So this is essentially the airborne equivalent of an ATV? A sport one at that, since it couldn't really be used for towing.
Jetpack races.
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Firefighters on jetpacks.
Waitresses on jetpacks.
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