Re: [Aus-soaring] jetpack

2015-11-10 Thread Erich Wittstock
..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=FL2HgIG2OraGNOhz2DFLqeHw=1 On Wed, Nov

Re: [Aus-soaring] jetpack

2015-11-10 Thread Mike Borgelt
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

Re: [Aus-soaring] jetpack

2015-11-10 Thread Mike Borgelt
I ran into this when checking the AMT website a few days ago 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/ Made ABC news online this morning too. What I

Re: [Aus-soaring] jetpack

2015-11-10 Thread Simon Hackett
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 > wrote: > > > > Now to combine the Rossi

Re: [Aus-soaring] The Speight papers

2015-11-10 Thread Mike Borgelt
We were delighted to receive a hard copy bound book of the Speight Papers that just arrived As I don't have a current email address for Garry, I'll say thanks here. Some of the photos are interesting and bring back memories! The rest of you, if you're interested in soaring cross country faster,

Re: [Aus-soaring] jetpack

2015-11-10 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 01:14 PM 11/11/2015, you wrote: >>They are in fact working on incorporating a ballistic parachute. Bang goes the idea of jogging with the jetpack on then! It will be an interesting trade-off between duration of opening and speed which it can open at. The design of a backup parachute of

Re: [Aus-soaring] jetpack

2015-11-10 Thread DMcD
>>They are in fact working on incorporating a ballistic parachute. Bang goes the idea of jogging with the jetpack on then! It will be an interesting trade-off between duration of opening and speed which it can open at. The design of a backup parachute of something like a hang glider gives very