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- Jet pack - WikipediaA jet pack, rocket belt, rocket pack or flight pack is a device worn as a backpack which uses jets to propel the wearer through the air. The concept has been present in science fiction for almost a century and the first working experimental devices were demonstrated in the 1960s.
- The fall and rise of jetpacks - Royal Aeronautical SocietyThe concept of a jetpack, or rather a rocket pack, using thrust from rocket engines was first conceived by a Russian named Alexander Andreev in 1919. At its essence, the design was simply a rocket motor contained within a backpack.
- The Ill-Fated History of the Jet Pack | SmithsonianIn "The Great American Jet Pack," Steve Lehto gives us the definitive history of this and related devices, explaining how the technology arose, how it works and why we don’t have them in our ...
- How Jet Packs Work - HowStuffWorksMost of the devices we refer to as jet packs are actually rocket packs, sometimes called rocket belts. The difference between a rocket and a jet is significant. A jet intakes air, compresses it with a turbine and pushes it out the back, mixing it with fuel and combusting it in the process.
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