[Research] Interesting Objects - Museum: Jet Packs (4CTA1214)
The invention of functional jet packs is not very well known, they are not sold directly to the general public and are most commonly hand-made by professional engineers.
In the future, with advancing technology, Jet packs might become a legitimate method of transport.
The first proclaimed inventor of the first functional jet pack was a Romanian inventor named Justin Capra in 1956. Although this statement may be true, it was impossible for this inventor to prove his invention as he did not have any evidence. The only credible evidence that he did have was that he did invent two jet packs however these were definitely built during the 1960's.
Moreover, Wendall Moore also claims that he invented the first jet pack in early 1953.
After successfully building and testing a Nitrogen gas rig, he conducted many successful test flights in the rig. Moore became confident that he could build a rocketbelt and did. Unfortunately, his invention had a limited flight time of 21 seconds and a very loud operating noise.
However, this invention caught the eye of the film industry which began incorporating a more futuristic version of this device into their movies.
Bibliography & Referencing
devinsupertramp (2017). JetPack! Rocketeer in Real Life! - 4K. [video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B0bxj_Plf8 [Accessed 30 Nov. 2017].
Paleofuture.gizmodo.com. (2017). Cite a Website - Cite This For Me. [online] Available at: https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/man-who-claimed-to-be-the-inventor-of-the-jetpack-dies-1680972114 [Accessed 30 Nov. 2017].
En.wikipedia.org. (2017). Bell Rocket Belt. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Rocket_Belt [Accessed 30 Nov. 2017].
JVF Consulting, L. (2017). Thunderbolt Aerosystems: Jetpacks, Rocketbelts, and Flying Platform Manufacturer. [online] Thunderman.net. Available at: http://www.thunderman.net/about/scientific_team_moore.php [Accessed 30 Nov. 2017].
In the future, with advancing technology, Jet packs might become a legitimate method of transport.
The first proclaimed inventor of the first functional jet pack was a Romanian inventor named Justin Capra in 1956. Although this statement may be true, it was impossible for this inventor to prove his invention as he did not have any evidence. The only credible evidence that he did have was that he did invent two jet packs however these were definitely built during the 1960's.
Moreover, Wendall Moore also claims that he invented the first jet pack in early 1953.After successfully building and testing a Nitrogen gas rig, he conducted many successful test flights in the rig. Moore became confident that he could build a rocketbelt and did. Unfortunately, his invention had a limited flight time of 21 seconds and a very loud operating noise.
However, this invention caught the eye of the film industry which began incorporating a more futuristic version of this device into their movies.
Bibliography & Referencing
devinsupertramp (2017). JetPack! Rocketeer in Real Life! - 4K. [video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B0bxj_Plf8 [Accessed 30 Nov. 2017].
Paleofuture.gizmodo.com. (2017). Cite a Website - Cite This For Me. [online] Available at: https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/man-who-claimed-to-be-the-inventor-of-the-jetpack-dies-1680972114 [Accessed 30 Nov. 2017].
En.wikipedia.org. (2017). Bell Rocket Belt. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Rocket_Belt [Accessed 30 Nov. 2017].
JVF Consulting, L. (2017). Thunderbolt Aerosystems: Jetpacks, Rocketbelts, and Flying Platform Manufacturer. [online] Thunderman.net. Available at: http://www.thunderman.net/about/scientific_team_moore.php [Accessed 30 Nov. 2017].
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