October 2, 20205 yr What a great aplication for this new technology. Finally the jet pack has a useful aplication. Edited October 2, 20205 yr by martin-w
October 2, 20205 yr Very cool! 70+ lbs, 1,000 climb. Whew! John Howell Prepar3D V5, Windows 10 Pro, I7-9700K @ 4.6Ghz, EVGA GTX1080, 32GB Corsair Dominator 3200GHz, SanDisk Ultimate Pro 480GB SSD (OS), 2x Samsung 1TB 970 EVO M.2 (P3D), Corsair H80i V2 AIO Cooler, Fulcrum One Yoke, Samsung 34" 3440x1440 curved monitor, Honeycomb Bravo throttle quadrant, Thrustmaster TPR rudder pedals, Thrustmaster T1600M stick
October 4, 20205 yr Author Personally, I can see this coming to fruition for emergency service fast responders. And of course the military are also interested.
October 4, 20205 yr I’m sure it takes a lot of practice to fly it that well but I’m still surprised how stable it is. Side note, this is a much better use for jetpacks than buzzing airliners at LAX! 😁 Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
October 5, 20205 yr Moderator The problem I see with the "naval assault scenario" is that both hands are busy, so they are unable to fire back at any "pirates" who sure as heck aren't going to wait for them to land! Here is a video of an address made at the Cisco LIVE Europe expo earlier this year: Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
October 5, 20205 yr Moderator On 10/4/2020 at 9:29 AM, regis9 said: I’m sure it takes a lot of practice to fly it that well but I’m still surprised how stable it is. Side note, this is a much better use for jetpacks than buzzing airliners at LAX! 😁 I wonder if anyone has had an accident and burned their legs with those four blowtorches! Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
October 5, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, n4gix said: so they are unable to fire back at any "pirates" who sure as heck aren't going to wait for them to land! Easy.. "suppress" them with a deck gun!.... erm... hang on... possibly no deck to actually land on afterwards.. Strap a couple of assault rifles to your legs with remote triggers?? Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
October 5, 20205 yr Moderator 2 minutes ago, HighBypass said: Strap a couple of assault rifles to your legs with remote triggers?? Or burn 'em with their four flame throwers? Nah, that wouldn't work. Darn! Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
October 5, 20205 yr I know someone involved with this and apparently one drawback is if the patient needs oxygen, they can't carry it......
October 6, 20205 yr Author 17 hours ago, n4gix said: The problem I see with the "naval assault scenario" is that both hands are busy, so they are unable to fire back at any "pirates" who sure as heck aren't going to wait for them to land! Good point. I watched a documentary about a UK vessel intercepting pirates. And I recall a heavily armed vessel goes in first and keeps them in it sights. So then I presume the jetpack guys/girls (politically correct) would rapidly drop on the pirate vessel. So a quick way to accomplish the second phase I suppose. Edited October 6, 20205 yr by martin-w
October 6, 20205 yr Author 14 hours ago, HighBypass said: Easy.. "suppress" them with a deck gun!.... erm... hang on... possibly no deck to actually land on afterwards.. Strap a couple of assault rifles to your legs with remote triggers?? No, no, no! You fly over with your jetpack with a cluster of hand grenades clamped between your thighs, pins pulled of course. Then a low pass and just open your legs.
October 6, 20205 yr Author 17 hours ago, n4gix said: I wonder if anyone has had an accident and burned their legs with those four blowtorches! They look like ordinary trousers to me. Perhaps they are heat resistant.
October 6, 20205 yr Commercial Member 3 hours ago, martin-w said: And I recall a heavily armed vessel goes in first and keeps them in it sights. So then I presume the jetpack guys/girls (politically correct) would rapidly drop on the pirate vessel. So a quick way to accomplish the second phase I suppose. If they're already in the first ship's sights and not going anywhere, I'm not sure what jetpacks accomplish that a Zodiac boat couldn't, except for the cool factor. The bad guys aren't going anywhere. Cheers Luke Luke Kolin I make simFDR, the most advanced flight data recorder for FSX, Prepar3D and X-Plane.
October 6, 20205 yr Author 2 hours ago, Luke said: If they're already in the first ship's sights and not going anywhere, I'm not sure what jetpacks accomplish that a Zodiac boat couldn't, except for the cool factor. The bad guys aren't going anywhere. Cheers Luke Just speculating. But from what I've seen, when you pull alongside its difcult to keep your sights on the target. Attempting to board the conventional way is cumbersome, especially in less than calm sees. Would seem to be easier to stand off, keep the pirates in your sights, and then drop in personel with jetpacks. Who knows, I'm probably talking nonsense. 😆
October 6, 20205 yr Author Acording to this... https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/29207/jetpack-inventor-goes-zipping-between-royal-navy-boats-in-open-water-tests Boarding larger ships discreatly is envisaged, for example the Iranian super tanker that was seized recently. "A ship you need to regain control of? You can have 10 people in different places all at once and the first thing they'll know is when they hear a faint jet noise," a representative of Gravity said after a demonstration for then-U.K. Secretary of State for Defense Gavin Williamson in April 2019. "Yes, you are really able to do a much more discrete insertion... it's fantastic," Williamson had added at the time. " Edited October 6, 20205 yr by martin-w
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