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Post by STRIKER » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:37 pm

How cool is this! Burner, now I know what you have been doing these days...You ARE DANGEROUS!

http://www.jet-man.com/actuel_eng.html#


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Post by Tailhook » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:52 pm

Give me a few aluminum wings, glue, duck-tape, and two fire extinguishers and I will make my own of one of them :-D. That would be just great to own one of those things.
Hmmmmmmmm, so what does the ATC say when he see's an unknown object on his screen????......(15 minutes later, he gets pulled over by a pair of Cessna 182's operated by the National Air and Space Police) :lol:
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Post by Panther » Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:51 am

hmm would hate to see a catastrophic engine failure...OUCH :shock:
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Post by Burner » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:36 am

I'm pretty sure the only way he can land is with an enlarged parachute after his motor is finished burning. So no matter what goes on during the flight, right or wrong, his plan for getting back to earth remains unchanged.
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Post by Tailhook » Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:27 am

hehe, few more questions. Where is the refueling boom?? Whats the G limit on that thing?? and Could you imagine 6 of them in formation?? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by Burner » Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:12 pm

And yes the catastrophic failure of a rocket motor would pretty much shower tiny Jet-Man jiblets for miles and miles
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Post by STRIKER » Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:36 pm

The video is also posted up on the original site... :wink: :wink:
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Post by Burner » Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:53 pm

Never saw the video b/f- he's not using rockets, it looks like he has RC jets strapped to his wing. Probably the first jet engine used for powered flight that has finger guards on the intake.

Red- how much thrust can the biggest RC Jet Motors generate?
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Post by Redeye » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:21 pm

Wow the JetCat P-200 is a 50 pounder and only $4,995.00

http://www.bvmjets.com/
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Post by Convertible » Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:24 pm

I nominate Gunner as our test pilot. I think this is right up your alley!!!!! :) :D :D :lol: 8)

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Post by Tailhook » Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:47 pm

Convertible wrote:I nominate Gunner as our test pilot. I think this is right up your alley!!!!!
Pfft. Nominate me :), I would kill to be able to ride one of those! hehe.
Soooo, I never got a response, where is the refueling pod on that thing :lol:
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Post by Lawndart » Sat Dec 30, 2006 1:07 am

Viper101 wrote:Pfft. Nominate me :), I would kill to be able to ride one of those! hehe...
Pfft! Gunner likely already has one sitting on the launch pad in his backyard by now... :lol:
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Post by Gunner » Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:19 am

Lawndart wrote: Pfft! Gunner likely already has one sitting on the launch pad in his backyard by now... :lol:
No, no...This is a little more my speed (Just in case you guys didn't notice, my personal fuselage isn't real streamlined :lol: )

http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/Richard/1347/

I met him at the Kirtland show - he had his sailplane there, but didn't fly. He's got two 45 pounders that give him 50 minutes and a max speed of 100 kts in level flight :D

BTW...looks like our Cobra was on the design team at BVM Jets :lol: I'm sure those intakes must be purple, but they sure look pink in that pic :wink:
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Post by HiTop » Sat Dec 30, 2006 8:39 am

Thats some crazy stuff right there man
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