What is so hard about inventing one that is easy enough for everyone to use? I would think by now it would be possibly in the year 2007. I heard they had a James Bond one that was real decades back, What happened to it? Why cant they mass produce it?
2007-11-14 07:29:11 · 12 answers · asked by pete 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
They exist. However they have VERY limited range, they are noisy, and they make perfect targets. They're useless for the military.
More practically, were flying cars that were experimented with about 30 or 40 years ago.
The compromise was the ultralight. The required training is minimal and the range and speed are also limited.
For a civilian to fly one, he would have to take classes. This is one of the reasons you don't see flying cars around. Since there's room for only one, dual flight time would be impossible. Furthermore, they're not safe. One can be a moron and screw up in three dimensions in a jet pack... in a car one is pretty much restricted to two dimensions... another reason you don't see flying cars around.
2007-11-14 07:52:19 · answer #1 · answered by gugliamo00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 4 major hurdles to personal jetpacks:
1- Heat and burns from the rocket to both the user and his surroundings. (What use is it to land in a field only to catch it on fire all around you?)
2-Range is very limited by ammount of fuel carried.
3- Control of thrusters for vertical flight is very complicated (look how many problems the AV8-B Harrier continues to have). It is especially difficult above unlevelled/uneven terrain where even experienced operators would risk crashing.
4- Military types realize that shooting down highly vulnerable, ridiculously loud and illuminated attackers would be a favorite sport for any Army. They'd land lots of crispy corpses for no real gain.
2007-11-14 07:58:03 · answer #2 · answered by Z-man 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I look at it this way-i'm not a JW btw- I guess you can compare that logic to a teacher who at the very first day of school told the whole class, 'everybody gets an A'. Afterall, the teacher is being kind to the children. If all children already received an A from the gettgo, what is the point of the teacher teaching the class? and what would be the point of the children doing their homework or listening in class if they already have the A? See, the teacher gave the children the opportunity for all of them to have that A and yet she continues to teach in hopes that these children can keep that A by their performance or by their hard work shown in class. In my opinion, and i am sorry if this whole logic thing does not make any sense- it's the same with God. He gave us all a chance to have everlasting life but it is up to us to keep that chance he gave. RIGHT?? NO? WRONG? oh well. this is my opinion. a JW may have a whole different explanation or logic hehe
2016-05-23 04:06:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. its flight time was calculated in less than 3 minutes, due to the fuel consumption, so it never was practicle.
2. the thought of hundreds of people falling from the sky when they ran out of fuel, lead the F.A.A. to ban such items from public use.
3. Some things look good in the movies, its called special effects.
4. Where is the military connection in your question?
2007-11-14 17:55:23 · answer #4 · answered by conranger1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In reality the Germans had one during WW2. There was some testing of it afterward but it seems to have sort of disappeared.
I do seem to remeber reading or hearing about several others that are out there.
We do have the technowlogy, maybe just not refined enough yet.
2007-11-14 07:44:48 · answer #5 · answered by SFC_Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They did. It looked very impressive in the Bond movies and a few others, but they never figured out how to get more than about one minute of flying time out of it. Not very practical for commuting to work or saving damsels in distress.
2007-11-14 07:33:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes individuals have successfully built fully functional jet pack systems but are not allowed to mass market them or sell them to anyone due to high liability costs
2007-11-14 07:59:49 · answer #7 · answered by Joshua C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at how many people can't even drive properly. Now you want thousands flying/falling down everywhere?
Who would patrol the Sky?
2007-11-14 08:21:47 · answer #8 · answered by Rawbert 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
first off ... they did on mythbusters ... is didn't work out too well.
Second off the fuel to make the jet pack would be expensive. Also the burning of the fuel to propel it into the air would probably burn your legs off just trying to get your weight off the ground.
2007-11-14 07:37:55 · answer #9 · answered by Icon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is probably a chance to get one, but it'd be both expensive to buy and fuel.
2007-11-14 07:34:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋