..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 On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 10:07 AM, Mike Borgelt < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 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 > > > > *Borgelt Instruments* - > *design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 * > www.borgeltinstruments.com > tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 > mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 > P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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