Early rocket packs

[Captain Lyerly]

Don't know if the experiments were successful, but they seem to have been going about it right.  I wonder if they were counting on colder, thinner air, or attenuated gravitic effects from the altitude, but here is a pic from an earlier episode:




Cheers!

Chas.

[pakled05]

judging from the environment, it looks like a way to keep the 'ol gluteus warm...

[Maets]

I have a memory of old films where the rocket packs were worn with ice skates out on a frozen lake to propel the ice skater at a high velocity to set land speed records.  Never intended to lift the wearer.

[Captain Lyerly]

Managed to toast his buns right well, as I recall.


 


Z

[barb dwyer]

Man in snow attempts to take off using jet pack, rocket pack fail

apologies for the narrator - I couldn't find one without him.

[Maets]

Thanks Barb, I think that is the movie I as remembering.