Rocketman flies over Alps with jet-pack strapped to his back

[neoprodigy]

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[ceeej31]

wow, i gotta get myself one of those

 

[eskimo]

wooow , imagen to use that to go to work , no more trafic problems :d

 

[bigspizz]

I think it's fake....

 

[Cohazard]

I would love to try that out!

I clicked on one of the related vids after it was done, and although it was in spanish (turn the sound of for those who are 'offended' by other languages ), it had a lot of info, and some good clear shots of a different flight, and also some footage of the internal parts of the wing.

Fusion Man as he's called loses control of the JetWing (he's starting to sound like a superhero ), and there is a lot of info in the commentary (when the narrator talks to the flying dude, they're speaking in english).

I think it's funny how at the begining of the video they compare him to Icarus, probably because he had to bail on the flight (it does look sort of planned though)

The narrator guy is annoying, but the vid is worth a watch:

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[Knowdafish]

Old news, but still very cool!

 

[Spankbelly]

I don't think it's fake. Those are real engines. I recognize the make, with the purple housing, but can't remember the name. They cost about $3-$5000 each. Produce about 12-18 pounds thrust. Last time I checked.Performance might have improved now. A single turbine can push an RC plane to 200mph.[YT]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zN9Rx5DmSHk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zN9Rx5DmSHk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/YT]
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[Spankbelly]

This is mine. Not so cool.
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