Jet packs escorting an A380

[Petrus1983]

https://youtu.be/_VPvKl6ezyc

Some pretty crazy footage from Dubai - I hadn't realised jet packs had come that far.

[Simpo Two]

Hard to believe that's real and not CGI!

Expect to see them in Die Hard 27 soon...

[Eric Mc]

Very spectacular. I bet the Airbus pilots were very, very much on edge with all that going on just off their wingtips.

[Simpo Two]

I wonder if they take off like V1s, or a trolley like a Me163?

[pidsy]

was that officially sanctioned by Emirates?

wouldnt be allowed over here!

[Butter Face]

Very awesome. What a badass way to spend your life!

[NM62]

Simpo Two said:

I wonder if they take off like V1s, or a trolley like a Me163?

They jumped out of a helicopter, enter a dive and hit the Ignite Button - impressive! Here's the Video

[Petrus1983]

NM62 said:

They jumped out of a helicopter, enter a dive and hit the Ignite Button - impressive! Here's the Video

Thanks for this - I was still expecting someone to say it was cgi and I'd been duped!

[ukaskew]

pidsy said:

was that officially sanctioned by Emirates?

wouldnt be allowed over here!

Yes there is an excellent 'making of' video doing the rounds as well, took a lot of planning as they had two support/camera aircraft up as well. They could only fly for 10 minutes as they had to be at full power to keep up with the A380.

[NM62]

Petrus1983 said:

NM62 said:

They jumped out of a helicopter, enter a dive and hit the Ignite Button - impressive! Here's the Video

Thanks for this - I was still expecting someone to say it was cgi and I'd been duped!

No Problem - I found the Video in the comments section of the first video as someone had raised the same "Was it CGI?" Question.

[zooooom]

Crazy "Yves Rossy" is da man (The Jetman).
He is an ex airline pilot himself, who designed and built the jet wing.
He has been doing this for nearly 10 years now.
I wasn't aware there was a new second pilot of the jet wing.

[JBM78]

How do they land?

[Andy RV]

JBM78 said:

How do they land?

Roller skates?

[V8LM]

Would hate to see what happened if one got in the wake turbulence of that A380.

[SpeckledJim]

V8LM said:

Would hate to see what happened if one got in the wake turbulence of that A380.

I think if they end up in a tumble they just switch off the jet and pull the parachute.

[maffski]

JBM78 said:

How do they land?

Parachute


Random image from Flickr

[marksx]

Splendid. I want a go.

[Blib]

marksx said:

Splendid. I want a go.

Here you go.....

http://fly4.emirates.com/CAB/IBE/SearchAvailabilit...

[shirt]

pidsy said:

was that officially sanctioned by Emirates?

wouldnt be allowed over here!

of course it was. if not a lot of people would be in prison, even the a380 pilots.

[Crush]

The things people will do to catch a flight they've missed.