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Dubai Jetpack company just proved our predictions right. Huge performance increase for jetpacks

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Doggzilla

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So a while back we have a thread about Jetpacks where we discussed what it would take to actually make one work. The general consensus was that with such a high thrust to weight ratio even a small wing would vastly improve the speed and range of a jetpack. This is because any vertical thrust the wing can take off the engine can be diverted for horizontal thrust and movement.

Well, Jetman in Dubai threw a wing on a jetpack and the thing performs more than twice as well as the previous record. It goes up to 250mph and has already set a new record of near 6000 feet.



https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/19/watch-jetpack-pilot-vince-reffet-new-altitude-record-dubai/
 
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