Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site netex.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!qantel!dual!lll-crg!seismo!trwrdc!rlgvax!hadron!netex!ewiles From: ewiles@netex.UUCP (Ed Wiles) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Jetbelts anyone? Message-ID: <121@netex.UUCP> Date: Wed, 25-Sep-85 13:47:51 EDT Article-I.D.: netex.121 Posted: Wed Sep 25 13:47:51 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 30-Sep-85 02:01:11 EDT References: <9400014@hpcvre.UUCP> <284@mot.UUCP> Organization: NetExpress, Inc., Vienna, VA Lines: 20 Summary: Jet Belts and Platforms In article <284@mot.UUCP>, al@mot.UUCP (Al Filipski) writes: > > > > Well... someone flew a jet belt at the opening (or was it closing?) > > ceremony for the 1984 Summer Olympics. There seems to be one still > > in existence. > > Are they obsolete? What was wrong with them? > What is wrong is that they tend to weigh so much, that the user has trouble just walking around in them. I have, however, heard of a one-man flying platform, powered by the same sort of engine that is used in a cruise missile. It is being developed for the army, and is not expected to hit the public market for some years yet. The developers do have a working model, that works quite well. (It is also equiped with a parachute. :-)) I saw this on a "factual" television show. (As opposed to a rumor program.) There were several clips showing the flight capabilities, and its excelent maneuverability. E. L. Wiles Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com