First jet-powered flying man
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About 25 years ago, a local aerospace company experimented with individual turbine powered apparatus... with success. It was deemed that there wasn't enough demand for military uses.
It would be pretty fun
It would be pretty fun
About 25 years ago, a local aerospace company experimented with individual turbine powered apparatus... with success. It was deemed that there wasn't enough demand for military uses.
It would be pretty fun
Do you happen to have any specifics on that, Issac?
That is one cool dude. Wouldn't it be great to get him to do a fly-by at the next Rally or the Texas mile :lol:cheers
Specifics? I believe it was powered by a few nerf football sized turbines with some amount of exotic carbon impellar weave.
I don't know if testing went as far as our swiss compadre in the video or not.
:biggrin No. I was referring to the name of the outfit and/or possible links to news items on it, pics of same, etc.
I made a call earlier, and turns out I was wrong. It was a larger turbine. At least two models were made; a pure demonstrator, and an armored demonstrator. Both worked well. There was a platform which the operator was; so it was much larger than the European's device. It was also capable of VTOL using the single turbine.... which was similar to the F107-WR-402. The platform with the operator on the armored version protruded on the forward section of the vehicle.
Who needs engines? They're for cissies....
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip...ine=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1Best
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip...ine=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1Best
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Yea, I got one...too
Pretty cool!
Neilda, you don't need the engine if you accept the limitation you are always going down in altitude. Adding the engine increases "operational flexibility" by being able to go UP as well!
The F107-WR-402 is a small turbofan engine made by Williams International (previously Williams Research) in Walled Lake, Michigan. Previously worked there on similar engines.
Neilda, you don't need the engine if you accept the limitation you are always going down in altitude. Adding the engine increases "operational flexibility" by being able to go UP as well!
The F107-WR-402 is a small turbofan engine made by Williams International (previously Williams Research) in Walled Lake, Michigan. Previously worked there on similar engines.
