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I though that the memory is starting to play tricks and I've been trying to remember where I saw this before. Then it occurred to me that the U.S. Army tried the same concept contracted out to Piasecki Aircraft called the "Flying Jeep". This is just a scaled down version.
Before you get your hopes up, think about the efficiency of such a vehicle - it takes far more energy to take flight from one point to another than to travel the same distance along the ground. There is a reason why we don't have personal helicopters clogging the skies.
Before you get your hopes up, think about the efficiency of such a vehicle - it takes far more energy to take flight from one point to another than to travel the same distance along the ground. There is a reason why we don't have personal helicopters clogging the skies.
Posted by KDP on 06/14/13 at 10:49 AM
I STILL want my jetpack! :coolsmile: :lol:
Posted by Tyrusguy on 06/14/13 at 11:58 AM
Nice idea but as a practical invention it really blows. :roll:
Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 06/14/13 at 02:29 PM
I was just there and am happy to report that the skies were 100% free of these machines.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/15/13 at 12:19 AM
Great till you run out of energy while in mid-flight.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/16/13 at 01:55 AM
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