turbine

Do you man 20kg or thrust, or capable of powering a 20kg aircraft? 20kg of thrust is not small by model turbine standards. This is a large one, but still not up to your requirements:

Geoff Sanders a =E9crit :

well i need a set of turbine motor able to lift a man. say 80 kg.

It's possible to chain a few turbines to have a lift up of 80 kg ?

Do I smell a Christmas troll? and if it was that easy dont you think the army/airforce would have done it by now

funfly3 a =E9crit :

it's not a troll, i'm questionning.

Yes of course the army would have a set of machinery made for this. how would it be possible to make this then ?

its not been done as yet so why with the budget of millions the armed forces cannot build one, but a novice is going to slap a few turbines on a back pack and fly, just post the video on the web of you trying PS get someone else to publish it as you wont be around that long after it fails

Geoff Sanders a écrit :

well i need a set of turbine motor able to lift a man. say 80 kg.

It's possible to chain a few turbines to have a lift up of 80 kg ?

Would this man be wearing an explosive vest? :)

I really don't think we should discourage a possible future "Darwin Award" nominee, Who knows, he might "make a big splash" on the world's stupidest home videos TV show,

Anyway, just because something HAS NOT been done does not mean it CAN'T be done.

Actually, Model turbines have been flying people around for years, but not on a vest...

very true but I still think its a troll

do you need a twin jet rating to fly it?

On 14 Dec 2006 22:44:32 -0800, "sowhat" wrote in :

Yes.

You'd better plan for three or four turbines--you want extra thrust rather than "just barely enough."

You've got to lift the man, the batteries, the fuel tanks, the fuel itself, and the structure that holds them all together.

On second thought, that may be a "no" if we're talking straight-up, vertical ascent (no wing).

If you have a wing, it's a piece of cake. Look at the turbine-powered Cri-Cri:

Marty

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:20:49 -0600, "Storm's Hamilton" wrote in :

for those who can't wait, search "wingsuit" or try here:

it's nice to know that there ARE people in the world who are crazier than I am ;-)

I did see that some months ago, pretty cool. I remember him testing on the back f a van and thining "he's a loon". When he finally flew I thought "cool!" mk

| well | i need a set of turbine motor able to lift a man. say 80 kg. | | It's possible to chain a few turbines to have a lift up of 80 kg ?

Be sure to film it so it can be put on TV!

I think Vonnegut had something to say about that ...

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:48:48 -0600, Bob Cowell wrote in :

OK, that's the kind of getup the ankle-turbine guy was using. But the video of the wingsuit developer is free-fall, not jet-assisted. The smoke is just for visibility. It's not from jet-assist.

Here's the fellow with the hot feet:

So you say. :-P

Marty

I think it's pathetic that someone would consider going to such lengths just to upstage some other school's Nativity play.

Forget it and just stick with the conventional tea-towel headgear and curtain material for sheperd's outfits.

'sides you haven't got time before school breaks up for Christmas to put turbines and things together !

Reg

PCPhill a =E9crit :

yes and this system of turbine combined to a complex computer can do something like this:

so yes it is possible. You just put yourself limits.

But now, how is it possible to make it compact and easy to use ?