Just FYI…

I’ve exchanged some messages with David about his jetpack (for a while now). 

They are in fact working on incorporating a ballistic parachute.

Cheers, 
 Simon

> On 11 Nov 2015, at 10:39 AM, Mike Borgelt <mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Now to combine the Rossi wing with the Mayman jetpack and get vertical 
> takeoff and landing and wingborne flight.
> 
> I'd want a ballistic parachute too.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 09:29 AM 11/11/2015, you wrote:
>> ..blinds were closed during night flights in a super connie - so passenger 
>> would not freak out by the fire from the mufflers (if you can call them 
>> mufflers)
>> 
>> here is something else about jetpacks close to wingtips:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VPvKl6ezyc&list=FL2HgIG2OraGNOhz2DFLqeHw&index=1
>>  
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VPvKl6ezyc&list=FL2HgIG2OraGNOhz2DFLqeHw&index=1>
>>  
>> 
>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 10:07 AM, Mike Borgelt < 
>> mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com <mailto:mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com>> 
>> wrote:
>> I ran into this when checking the AMT website a few days ago www.amtjets.com
>> 
>>  <http://www.amtjets.com/>
>> Then did a search and this article seems one of the better ones with some 
>> technical detail and photos.
>> 
>> http://www.gizmag.com/jetpack-aviation-new-york-flight/40286/ 
>> <http://www.gizmag.com/jetpack-aviation-new-york-flight/40286/>
>> 
>> Made ABCÂ  news online this morning too.
>> 
>> What I found amazing as that I though his autostab and control system must 
>> be pretty good as it seems to fly so smoothly and steadily but as the 
>> article makes clear there isn't one. Astounding!
>> 
>> Those AMT Nike engines are 80 Kg thrust each and two, as on the jetpack, 
>> will happily launch the heaviest Open Class gliders with good single engine 
>> performance.
>> 
>> As is being shown by Yves Rossi and now David Mayman, the engines seem to be 
>> robust and give little operational trouble. 
>> 
>> Mike
>> 
>> 
>> 
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