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  2. Jet pack - Wikipedia

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    The JetLev was the first hydroflight jet pack on the market, and its makers were awarded the first patents, in 2008, for hydro jet packs. The JetLev has the appearance of a typical jet pack, with two nozzles on a backpack propelling the rider upwards. It has an umbilicus to the powering jetski that provides the water for the thrust used. [59 ...

  3. Trident (missile) - Wikipedia

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    The Trident missile is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV). Originally developed by Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporation , the missile is armed with thermonuclear warheads and is launched from nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs).

  4. Jetpack Aviation - Wikipedia

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    The company was founded by Australian inventor David Mayman, who had previously worked in software but had a longstanding interest in developing a jetpack.In the mid-2000s, he began working with Nelson Tyler, an engineer and inventor in Hollywood who had previously worked on the Bell Rocket Belt in the 1980s.

  5. Simplified Aid For EVA Rescue - Wikipedia

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    Astronaut Rick Mastracchio working with a SAFER system attached. SAFER. Simplified Aid For EVA Rescue (SAFER) is a small, self-contained, propulsive backpack system worn during spacewalks, to be used in case of emergency only.

  6. Jetpack Joyride - Wikipedia

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    The game uses a simple, one-touch system to control the jetpack; when the player presses anywhere on the touchscreen, the jetpack fires and Barry rises. When the player lets go, the jetpack turns off, and Barry falls. Because he is continually in motion, the player does not control his speed, simply his movement along the vertical axis.

  7. Hawker Siddeley Nimrod - Wikipedia

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    The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod is a retired maritime patrol aircraft developed and operated by the United Kingdom. It was an extensive modification of the de Havilland Comet, the world's first operational jet airliner.

  8. Drag-reducing aerospike - Wikipedia

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    UGM-96 Trident I first launch on 18 January 1977 at Cape Canaveral. The thin antenna-like structure mounted on the nose cone is the aerospike, which is composed of two parts. 1) The Extensible Boom is the long, slender, slightly tapered cylindrical structure; the wider "underside" is mounted to the nose cone.

  9. Yves Rossy - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish Coast Guard retrieved the jetpack, which was equipped with a parachute and float. [9] [10] On 5 November 2010 Rossy flew a new version of his jet-powered flight system and successfully performed two aerial loops before landing via parachute. He had launched from a hot air balloon piloted by Brian Jones at 2,400 meters (7,900 feet). [11]