I would rather have a jet bike to be honest. Yes a Jet Bike means finding somewhere to park it but a jet bike does mean faster and with less risk of setting fire to yourself with rocket fuel.
I would rather have a jet bike to be honest. Yes a Jet Bike means finding somewhere to park it but a jet bike does mean faster and with less risk of setting fire to yourself with rocket fuel.
streme Wheelie
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Who's to say it's faster?
Larger vehicle = more space for fuel = more fuel for greater acceleration..?
Jack: How do you know?
Will: It's more of a feeling really.
Jack: Well, that's not scientific. Feeling isn't knowing. Feeling is believing. If you believe it, you can't know because there's no knowing what you believe. Then again, no one should believe what they know either. Once you know anything that anything becomes unbelievable if only by virtue of the fact you now... know it. You know?
Will: No.
If Demolition Man were remade today
Huxley: What's wrong? You broke contact.
Spartan: Contact? I didn't even touch you.
Huxley: Don't you want to make love?
Spartan: Is that what you call this? Why don't we just do it the old-fashioned way?
Huxley: NO!
Spartan: Whoa! Okay, calm down.
Huxley: Don't tell me to calm down!
Spartan: What's gotten into you? 'Cause it sure as hell wasn't me.
Huxley: Physical relations in the way of intercourse are no longer acceptable John Spartan.
Spartan: What? Why the hell not?
Huxley: It's the law, John. And for your information, the very idea that you suggested it makes me feel personally violated.
Spartan: Wait a minute... violated? Huxley what the hell are you accusing me of here?
Huxley: You need to leave, John.
Spartan: But Huxley.
Huxley: Get out!
Moments later Spartan is arrested for "violating" Huxley.
By the way, that's called satire. Get over it.
I posted an article about a working Jet bike back on my facebook wall some time ago. Yes, it was on IGN lol.
Now the article in the above link says that the bikes have been tested at speeds of around 30mph that's 26.07 knots. It also states that one of the jet bikes can fly at speeds comparable to a helicopter. So I did a bit of quick Googling...
I'd say that's pretty spectacularly accurate since the guy posted sources and is claiming he flies them for a living. Now, he's saying the average helicopter flies at around 120 knots (138 MPH) - 140 knots (161 MPH) so essentially one of these jetbikes in my link would be capable of flight at these speeds. Now consider ease of steering, comfort involved and the fact that whilst the speed may be lower than that of a rocket pack if you were to accelerate from 10000ft - ground level that we are talking about a VTOL bike what doesn't require a parachute for a safe landing or a plane to get it up to height. If we're talking the sort of Jetpack a-la James Bond or Kick Ass then we're talking about a VTOL unit which would not maintain a high speed for long due to the lack of fuel it would carry and also the restrictions of the human body.Originally Posted by Yahoo Answers
Therefore if we factor re-fuelling stops and distance travelled in to the equation I would definitely argue that my jet bike has a far superior speed and range to your jet packs.
It was probably there in the link somewhere (or maybe I missed it in your post) but did you indicate how fast an actual jetpack has been theorized to travel.
Jack: How do you know?
Will: It's more of a feeling really.
Jack: Well, that's not scientific. Feeling isn't knowing. Feeling is believing. If you believe it, you can't know because there's no knowing what you believe. Then again, no one should believe what they know either. Once you know anything that anything becomes unbelievable if only by virtue of the fact you now... know it. You know?
Will: No.
If Demolition Man were remade today
Huxley: What's wrong? You broke contact.
Spartan: Contact? I didn't even touch you.
Huxley: Don't you want to make love?
Spartan: Is that what you call this? Why don't we just do it the old-fashioned way?
Huxley: NO!
Spartan: Whoa! Okay, calm down.
Huxley: Don't tell me to calm down!
Spartan: What's gotten into you? 'Cause it sure as hell wasn't me.
Huxley: Physical relations in the way of intercourse are no longer acceptable John Spartan.
Spartan: What? Why the hell not?
Huxley: It's the law, John. And for your information, the very idea that you suggested it makes me feel personally violated.
Spartan: Wait a minute... violated? Huxley what the hell are you accusing me of here?
Huxley: You need to leave, John.
Spartan: But Huxley.
Huxley: Get out!
Moments later Spartan is arrested for "violating" Huxley.
By the way, that's called satire. Get over it.
I didn't do research on that but it appears with a quick google search that: The "Martin Jetpack" will do an estimated 60mph or 52 knots at an altitude of 8000 ft and fly for 30 mins on a fuel tank load.
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