Absolutely amazing documentary, a kiwi dude also designed a jet pack. Called the Martin Jet Pack awesome how innovative both countries are. Truly amazing.
Once again, you are claiming something that isn't true. Your jetpack is NOT the first jet fuel, turbine-powered jetpack. What you do is amazing, but perpetuating this untruth diminishes your story. As is well-documented: "In 1965 Bell Aerosystems concluded a new contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a jet pack with a turbojet engine. This project was called the "Jet Flying Belt", or simply the "Jet Belt". Wendell Moore and John K. Hulbert, a specialist in gas turbines, worked to design a new turbojet pack. Williams Research Corporation (now Williams International) in Walled Lake, Michigan, designed and built a new turbojet engine to Bell's specifications in 1969. It was called the WR19, had a rated thrust of 1,900 newtons (430 lbf) and weighed 31 kg (68 lb). The Jet Belt first flew free on 7 April 1969 at the Niagara Falls Municipal Airport. Pilot Robert Courter flew about 100 m (330 ft) in a circle at an altitude of 7 m (23 ft), reaching a speed of 45 km/h (28 mph). The following flights were longer, up to 5 minutes."
Hey Carl, it's important to note three main points: 1. Watch the film, as the Bell Jet Belt is mentioned. We don’t say it didn’t exist. We see the Bell Jet Belt as an important part of Jet Pack development history. 2. The Bell Jet Belt was very large and very heavy which made it impossible with fuel to walk around with. It had a stand. In the film we show Bill Suitor (who talks in the film) walking around in a timber mock up in 1965. The Bell Jet Belt was only test flow and demonstrated a few of times then all Jet Belt development was stopped and the engine tech was sold off and repurposed to become the Tomahawk missile. 3. Our Jetpack, as pointed out in the film was the first fully portable (you can walk around in it) VTOL Jet Pack. This means in the best sense of the word “Pack”, it is a VTOL device that you strap on walk anywhere (including up stairs etc) and fly. Not a large heavy engine that you attach yourself onto. Thank you for your comment and support!
@@JetPackAviation thank you for clarifying this. That has never been clear in your promotional videos and the video descriptions you use on RUclips. The problem with using “First” in anything is that it probably isn’t. It’s interesting to see what you, Frankie Zapata and Richard Browning are doing in parallel (with very different approaches). I’m just asking that you not use what appears to be a misleading description. If I took it that way, you know others who are keenly interested in this exciting field will too. You are better than that. I look forward to watching the film.
How tf somebody supposedly out here cruising around LA at 6000 ft with a jetpack!? You guys must be pulling some sort of publicity stunt since the nytimes article about the sightings and them mentioning you guys in the article led me here
They are gonna change the world These guys are just awesome 🤘🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
VTOL is the future! Thank you for your support, it means a lot!
You guys are amazing. You are changing the world.
Thank you for being on this journey with us!
Absolutely amazing documentary, a kiwi dude also designed a jet pack. Called the Martin Jet Pack awesome how innovative both countries are. Truly amazing.
In Australia you can currently view it on Stan👍
👏👏👏👏👏
I saw a jetpack in an Olympics ceremony did i not? A number of decades ago?
More actual flight videos please
The footage of the burns and injuries when the jetpack is being tested by people in shorts just makes me facepalm... but it is very Australian.
Once again, you are claiming something that isn't true. Your jetpack is NOT the first jet fuel, turbine-powered jetpack. What you do is amazing, but perpetuating this untruth diminishes your story. As is well-documented: "In 1965 Bell Aerosystems concluded a new contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a jet pack with a turbojet engine. This project was called the "Jet Flying Belt", or simply the "Jet Belt". Wendell Moore and John K. Hulbert, a specialist in gas turbines, worked to design a new turbojet pack. Williams Research Corporation (now Williams International) in Walled Lake, Michigan, designed and built a new turbojet engine to Bell's specifications in 1969. It was called the WR19, had a rated thrust of 1,900 newtons (430 lbf) and weighed 31 kg (68 lb). The Jet Belt first flew free on 7 April 1969 at the Niagara Falls Municipal Airport. Pilot Robert Courter flew about 100 m (330 ft) in a circle at an altitude of 7 m (23 ft), reaching a speed of 45 km/h (28 mph). The following flights were longer, up to 5 minutes."
Hey Carl, it's important to note three main points:
1. Watch the film, as the Bell Jet Belt is mentioned. We don’t say it didn’t exist. We see the Bell Jet Belt as an important part of Jet Pack development history.
2. The Bell Jet Belt was very large and very heavy which made it impossible with fuel to walk around with. It had a stand. In the film we show Bill Suitor (who talks in the film) walking around in a timber mock up in 1965. The Bell Jet Belt was only test flow and demonstrated a few of times then all Jet Belt development was stopped and the engine tech was sold off and repurposed to become the Tomahawk missile.
3. Our Jetpack, as pointed out in the film was the first fully portable (you can walk around in it) VTOL Jet Pack. This means in the best sense of the word “Pack”, it is a VTOL device that you strap on walk anywhere (including up stairs etc) and fly. Not a large heavy engine that you attach yourself onto.
Thank you for your comment and support!
@@JetPackAviation thank you for clarifying this. That has never been clear in your promotional videos and the video descriptions you use on RUclips. The problem with using “First” in anything is that it probably isn’t. It’s interesting to see what you, Frankie Zapata and Richard Browning are doing in parallel (with very different approaches). I’m just asking that you not use what appears to be a misleading description. If I took it that way, you know others who are keenly interested in this exciting field will too. You are better than that. I look forward to watching the film.
How tf somebody supposedly out here cruising around LA at 6000 ft with a jetpack!? You guys must be pulling some sort of publicity stunt since the nytimes article about the sightings and them mentioning you guys in the article led me here