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valdark · Post by **valdark** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:53 pm

hahahaha yeah cause we all have $100,000 to toss down on something we won't get for at least two years.

guysullavin · Post by **guysullavin** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:56 pm

exactly, that`s why its not worth any effort...

valdark · Post by **valdark** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:00 pm

well it appears to have been built with a v4 engine... so if you have an old car lying around you could make your own.

guysullavin · Post by **guysullavin** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:02 pm

but why would you WANT to? its not that cool... it'd be cool if it was a college experiment/project or something, but this is an actual team doing this... and i want to see rocket boosters soon

valdark · Post by **valdark** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:07 pm

cause that looks like fun

guysullavin · Post by **guysullavin** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:09 pm

i guess it'd be cool as something like a theme park ride, but idk what you see in it...
if you want to do something cool, go get a swimming pool full of custard, then walk on it

Brainiac rules

valdark · Post by **valdark** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:13 pm

I see a 250 pound (excluding safety equipment) deathtrap with no cockpit that can attain 8,000 feet and 63 mph while sitting on 5 gallons of gas..... what's not to love.

Nice custard pool btw.

guysullavin · Post by **guysullavin** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:17 pm

lol, ty

but in all seriousness, i think a Jet Pack would be a bad idea... no protection.. its like skydiving over a busy airport.

valdark · Post by **valdark** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:23 pm

which seriously is half the fun

It represents a level of freedom.

Freedom to kill yourself? Maybe, but it's freedom none the less.

guysullavin · Post by **guysullavin** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:26 pm

enjoy your 30 minutes of freedom then

Aumaan Anubis · Post by **Aumaan Anubis** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:27 pm

guysullivan, your inability to understand what flight can mean to some people, and the risks that some are willing to take to achieve it, is disappointing.

And it sucks, because of all the generations that I'm sure have dreamed of flying free, it seems like ours is on the very edge of such an achievement. I would be so disappointed if the technology became available at an age when I no longer cared about it, or was too old to act upon it.

So that's why I'm working on it.
A tough goal? Yes.
Near impossible? Yes.
Am I crazy for doing something like this? Yes.
Am I going to try anyway? Hell yes.

valdark · Post by **valdark** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:31 pm

Aumaan Anubis wrote: A tough goal? Yes.
Near impossible? Yes.
Am I crazy for doing something like this? Yes.
Am I going to try anyway? Hell yes.

Amen brother.

Actually this Martin "jet" pack gave me some inspiration.

I mean these guys basically used a volvo engine and some carbon fiber props and got 30 min of flight out of it.

That's impressive when you consider how many others have tried.

CompKronos · Post by **CompKronos** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:43 pm

Aumaan Anubis wrote:
So that's why I'm working on it.
A tough goal? Yes.
Near impossible? Yes.
Am I crazy for doing something like this? Yes.
Am I going to try anyway? Hell yes.

if i could Internet chest bump i would do it right now

guysullavin · Post by **guysullavin** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:53 pm

i can understand why other people would want to fly, it just doesn't appeal to me. its sorta like i trust modern machine more than i do myself. since this is a one person thing it would scare me too much.

Go ahead anyone who wants to fly, just don't count me in

valdark · Post by **valdark** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:10 pm

What if we could give you a piggy back ride? Since it's yourself you don't trust.

guysullavin · Post by **guysullavin** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:52 pm

lol, if you strap me in, sure!

valdark · Post by **valdark** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:07 pm

hey guy did you get my advice in the Halo PC section? It should help with that reticle and mod issue you are having.

And yeah we'll strap you in... it'll be a heluva ride. If we leave off the safety equipment that pack will carry up to 500 lbs or so.

I weigh 170 so that should cover us and the added straps.

Aumaan Anubis · Post by **Aumaan Anubis** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:09 pm

Get back on topic.

Yodel · Post by **Yodel** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:13 pm

No ducted fans. More like "SUCKted fans"! Get it? Get it?!

Anyway, jet packs were, are, and will be stupid and unconventional. The best bet is a sort of aircraft "suit", that is about 1/3 to 1/4 the size of a small aircraft.

valdark · Post by **valdark** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:23 pm

Aumaan Anubis wrote:Get back on topic.

Sir yes sir!!!

Anyhow, I think that if you are not concerned with regulations and safety equipment you could downsize that pack a bit and still be able to get the lift you need.