Small turbines for homebuilts?

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The most dependable, at the moment, are these

http://www.amtjets.com/

The top model gives 51,7 pounds of thrust.
I've seen many of them "At work" on RC models. Amazing.

Piero

Did you see the skydiver with a wingsuit with 2 jets strapped to his boots?


http://www.bird-man.com/?n=windtunnel&nose=6

"pittss1c" wrote

Did you see the skydiver with a wingsuit with 2 jets strapped to his
boots?
http://www.bird-man.com/?n=windtunnel&nose=6

Too cool !!!

Did you hear him say that he was able to maintain level flight for half a
minute, until his tanks went dry? That is what I think he said.

Lets see, what if you put 6 or 8 of those 50 pound thrust units in a jetpack
type of arrangement. You should be able to maintain level hovering flight,
right? Fuel demands would mean that you could not hover for very long, but
it would be much longer than the current jet packs in use, right?

You know, if I had enough money, I might just take that project on!
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in message
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Lets see, what if you put 6 or 8 of those 50 pound thrust units in a
jetpack
type of arrangement. You should be able to maintain level hovering flight,
right? Fuel demands would mean that you could not hover for very long,
but
it would be much longer than the current jet packs in use, right?

You know, if I had enough money, I might just take that project on!

Damn, Jim. I'd spend a buck to watch!

Rich S.

"Rich S." wrote in message
. ..
"Morgans" wrote in message
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Lets see, what if you put 6 or 8 of those 50 pound thrust units in a
jetpack
type of arrangement. You should be able to maintain level hovering
flight,
right? Fuel demands would mean that you could not hover for very long,
but
it would be much longer than the current jet packs in use, right?

You know, if I had enough money, I might just take that project on!

Damn, Jim. I'd spend a buck to watch!

Rich S.

You guy thinking of trying for a 'Darwin Award'?

Bill Daniels wrote:
"Rich S." wrote in message
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"Morgans" wrote in message
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Lets see, what if you put 6 or 8 of those 50 pound thrust units in a
jetpack
type of arrangement. You should be able to maintain level hovering

flight,

right? Fuel demands would mean that you could not hover for very long,
but
it would be much longer than the current jet packs in use, right?

You know, if I had enough money, I might just take that project on!

Damn, Jim. I'd spend a buck to watch!

Rich S.


You guy thinking of trying for a 'Darwin Award'?


Hey, live in fame, go down in flames

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

I'll put in in a buck... LOL

"Flyingmonk" wrote in message
oups.com...
I'll put in in a buck... LOL

LOL!!! OK, that's part of the money.

Let's see - those engines are around 3700 bucks per copy. With 8 engines,
that would be 29,600 bucks. I'll throw in the plumbing and harness, ect.,
myself.

Two donations so far. I only have to hear from 29,598 more people that are
putting a buck in! Less, if someone throws 2 bucks (or more) in! VBFG
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:


"Flyingmonk" wrote in message
oups.com...
I'll put in in a buck... LOL

LOL!!! OK, that's part of the money.

Let's see - those engines are around 3700 bucks per copy. With 8 engines,
that would be 29,600 bucks. I'll throw in the plumbing and harness, ect.,
myself.

Two donations so far. I only have to hear from 29,598 more people that
are
putting a buck in! Less, if someone throws 2 bucks (or more) in! VBFG


I can go $2.00 bucks! ;-)
John