How cool is this?

[Cujo]

[Stinky]

That looks like a lot of fun, in a scary I just shit my self kind of way.

[baldrick]

what ?

[boloa]

You can ask them questions here

Jetman Dubai

[taxexile]

Cool indeed, but are those machines powered by the ridiculosly tiresome hot air spouted by the frenchman.

We aah joost crayzee lurky guys playeeng wiz the leemeets of naicheuur.

We aah nod playeeng wiz deff, we aah playeeng wiz elife.

[harrybarracuda]

You can ask them questions here

Jetman Dubai

A good one would be "Are you fucking mental?".

[Cujo]

Cool indeed, but are those machines powered by the ridiculosly tiresome hot air spouted by the frenchman.

We aah joost crayzee lurky guys playeeng wiz the leemeets of naicheuur.

We aah nod playeeng wiz deff, we aah playeeng wiz elife.

You forgot to mention "Weeth too murch murnee"

[Latindancer]

Cool indeed. Thanks, Koojo.


Here are the interesting technical bits which I've edited out of a longer article :

It's a carbon fiber wing that has a two meter (~6.5 feet) and weighs 55 kilograms (121 pounds) when fully loaded with jet fuel. The four engines produce roughly 50 pounds of thrust each. To fly in the United States he had to register himself and his wing as an aircraft, N15YR is his identification number.

All of the flight control is done with body movement. There are no ailerons or other flight control surfaces. The four engines are mounted beneath the wing; eight gallons of jet fuel provide about 10 minutes of thrust. The only instruments are an altimeter and a timer mounted on his chest. The timer is his fuel gauge. The throttle control is a small dial mounted to a strap wrapped around his index and middle finger on his right hand.

“I give an input on my little throttle, and that gives an electronic input to the engines for the startup process,” Rossy says. “Normally after 30-35 seconds all four engines are stabilized at idle with four green lights.”
Once the engines are running properly, the crew chief disconnects the monitoring equipment from the engines, Rossy makes a visual check to get his bearings, and then he drops into the void.
“I let go backwards,” he says of the backflip he makes away from the skid. “When I let go backwards, I give one turn of the throttle. There is a spool up of the engines and I am looking for speed.”
With only an altimeter and timer, Rossy uses his skin and ears as airspeed indicators.

As he freefalls, Rossy builds up extra speed as he flies nearly straight down to improve his control. Tests have shown he’s going about 160 mph during his descent. Once he feels he’s at the proper airspeed, it’s time to start flying.

Once in horizontal flight, Rossy can relax his head and back to fly straight and level. The throttle dial needs about two turns to go from idle to full power, and he’s typically at about 80 percent. That’s good for around 110 mph


When the fuel timer approaches 9 minutes, 45 seconds, Rossy prepares to pull the ‘chute. Once he is lined up where he needs to be, he eases off the throttle to put the nose down. Then he cuts the engine, resulting in a bit more dive. When the engines are off, Rossy opens the parachute and begins his descent.
With nearly 100 pounds on his back, Rossy says he only attempts standing landings when the wind is at least 15 mph so he can come down vertically. Otherwise it’s a six point landing, “I brake maximum,” he says referring to the lines on the parachute, “then feet, then knees, then hands.”


'Jetman' Yves Rossy Shows Us How to Fly His Carbon Fiber Jet Wing | WIRED

[Sumocakewalk]

^ thanks for providing the stats.


Looks like a lot of fun, at least when things are going right. Since he been doing these jet pack flights for a few years, there must have been some anxious moments at times when something didn't go quite right.

Wonder how much they would cost if he was to market them. Not that I would be lining up to buy one, just curious.

[kmart]

Cool indeed, but are those machines powered by the ridiculosly tiresome hot air spouted by the frenchman.

We aah joost crayzee lurky guys playeeng wiz the leemeets of naicheuur.

We aah nod playeeng wiz deff, we aah playeeng wiz elife.

Just brought back memories of watching Jacques Cousteau on the telly.