https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/1 ... d-marines/The Royal Marines are testing out a futuristic new way to board a ship: flying there using a jetpack.
A new video uploaded by Wiltshire-based jetpack maker Gravity Industries shows a Royal Marine using a jet engine-powered suit to land on a nearby ship after approaching it on a powerboat.
The soldier lands on the ship and then pulls out a handgun — a preview of how military and police want to use jetpacks for rapid infiltration missions.
Marines test jet pack landing on ship.
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Marines test jet pack landing on ship.
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Re: Marines test jet pack landing on ship.
Is the suit actually 'jet-powered'? or are the 'jets' simply electric blowers?
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Re: Marines test jet pack landing on ship.
I wonder if any military analysts have evaluated the effectiveness of a matelot with a 12-bore?
PULL!
PULL!
Re: Marines test jet pack landing on ship.
I don't think that there is room (or weight) for a 12 bore together with the jet-pack.
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I assume that was humour?
(PS I don't think Marines like to be called 'Matelots')
(PS I don't think Marines like to be called 'Matelots')
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I assumed the matelot was on board the target of the jet powered marines, ready to repel boarders.
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Re: Marines test jet pack landing on ship.
.....what would be the effect of firing a burst from an automatic weapon on the flight path? Newton's laws of motion etc? Which hand would you hold the weapon which might spin you around??
I only ask because I'm curious, but I agree with an earlier comment that you might find yourself vulnerable to fire from your target if both hands are needed for control of the beast. No, I don't know the answer to any of my questions.
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I only ask because I'm curious, but I agree with an earlier comment that you might find yourself vulnerable to fire from your target if both hands are needed for control of the beast. No, I don't know the answer to any of my questions.
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Re: Marines test jet pack landing on ship.
Shoulder mounted mini-rockets, ejected then ignited.
Maybe a helmet mounted HUD / sight?
Now we will need up-rated jets to handle the weight of body armor plus the extra fuel, etc.
Racks for bombs, etc.
Where do I stop?
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Maybe a helmet mounted HUD / sight?
Now we will need up-rated jets to handle the weight of body armor plus the extra fuel, etc.
Racks for bombs, etc.
Where do I stop?
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Re: Marines test jet pack landing on ship.
Will you need a multi-engine licence?
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Type rating at the very least.
Piggyback seat for tail gunner.
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Piggyback seat for tail gunner.
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Parachute?
I was going to suggest an ejector seat but he's already ejected so to speak. How about a vector ejector?
I was going to suggest an ejector seat but he's already ejected so to speak. How about a vector ejector?
Re: Marines test jet pack landing on ship.
Addition of lift surfaces to take some of the load off of the jets and add some forward speed.
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Re: Marines test jet pack landing on ship.
Just an idea from left field, but how about we combine these things with the Segway technology? Which I believe was bought up by the Chinese, after Jimi Heselden's accident.
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Strap on a unicycle for rolling TOs and landings?
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PLEASE - no-one mention a conveyor belt......................
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You just did!
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