[ExI] Where's the jetpack that the future promised me?
spike
spike66 at att.net
Mon May 30 06:38:27 UTC 2011
>. On Behalf Of Max More
Subject: [ExI] Where's the jetpack that the future promised me?
Right here:
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/29/6743626-jetpack-soars-a-mile
-high
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Max More
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Thanks Max, cool. Ducted fan is the wrong answer for this application
however. The power consumption from having such short rotors makes the
whole idea a no-go. If they used tandem unducted rotors, even eight feet
long, that would work better, and would give the pilot a reasonable chance
of survival in a power-out event.
This Martin craft is an impressive feat from a controls engineering
perspective however.
spike
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