jet pack
looks like rocketeer is not just a movie anymore
"In Episode 32 of MythBusters, according to urban legend a jetpack or rocket pack could be built affordably from plans purchased off the Internet. The jetpack produced by the MythBusters using 2 ducted fans were powered by a Rotax 583 ultralight engine wasn’t powerful enough to lift a person off the ground and expensive to build.
Even if a rocket pack could be built, flying a pack is both extraordinarily difficult and extremely dangerous. It takes countless hours of practice to learn to fly the pack, and training carries a high cost in propellant. Even when trained, the low flight time of any peroxide-based pack means that the entire flight is below the minimum parachute altitude so any loss of control or failure of the pack is highly likely to be fatal.
One of the largest stumbling blocks that would-be rocket pack builders have faced is the difficulty of obtaining concentrated hydrogen peroxide, which is no longer produced by very many chemical companies. The companies who do produce high concentration hydrogen peroxide typically sell to large corporations or governments, forcing some amateurs and professionals to make their own hydrogen peroxide distillation installations. But since 2005, hydrogen peroxide has become more readily available since more rocket packs are being built and tested out."
via http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/
"In Episode 32 of MythBusters, according to urban legend a jetpack or rocket pack could be built affordably from plans purchased off the Internet. The jetpack produced by the MythBusters using 2 ducted fans were powered by a Rotax 583 ultralight engine wasn’t powerful enough to lift a person off the ground and expensive to build.
Even if a rocket pack could be built, flying a pack is both extraordinarily difficult and extremely dangerous. It takes countless hours of practice to learn to fly the pack, and training carries a high cost in propellant. Even when trained, the low flight time of any peroxide-based pack means that the entire flight is below the minimum parachute altitude so any loss of control or failure of the pack is highly likely to be fatal.
One of the largest stumbling blocks that would-be rocket pack builders have faced is the difficulty of obtaining concentrated hydrogen peroxide, which is no longer produced by very many chemical companies. The companies who do produce high concentration hydrogen peroxide typically sell to large corporations or governments, forcing some amateurs and professionals to make their own hydrogen peroxide distillation installations. But since 2005, hydrogen peroxide has become more readily available since more rocket packs are being built and tested out."
via http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/
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