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New small jet-packs in use by US Navy?
Vodnik
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Warszawa, Poland
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Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 02:04 AM UTC
Jeezzzz - the progress of technology is unbelievable! Jet-packs these guys use are so small that you simply can't see them!



Here is the source of this photo, also with much higher resolution version of it:
http://www.news.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=8965

Rgds,
Pawel
chip250
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Wisconsin, United States
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Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 07:46 AM UTC
Plan on seeing some resin figures now, thats all i can say.

~Chip
modelcitizen62
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Virginia, United States
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Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 11:09 AM UTC
Naw, just a bad time to give the fleet-wide physical fitness quals
airwarrior
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New Jersey, United States
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Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 11:48 AM UTC
I heard the are coming out with some very small P/E jetpack accesories,to small for my eyes look out
AIRB842586
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Arizona, United States
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Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 12:08 PM UTC
The timing of that picture is very funny. Who knew they could jump so high in the Navy?

#:-)


sphyrna
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New York, United States
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Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 04:34 PM UTC
Ahh cool, the Mark IV anti-grav boots are now standard issue.

A vast improvment over the Mark III, you know, that slight problem with regulating the anti-grav unit. I hear they did finally find the guy....
mikeli125
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England - North West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, August 15, 2003 - 04:11 AM UTC
wow they really have gone small that last time Iseen one was on the opening sequence
of the fall guy with lee majors man that was a big mutha!
:-) :-) :-) :-)
panzerschrek
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New Jersey, United States
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Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 02:50 PM UTC
wow what a shot better than any thing i saw on my trip to patrick afb in fla and i saw some pretty cool ideas 4 a resin build down there and even some dioramas
MEBM
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Indiana, United States
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Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 03:26 PM UTC
Wow... I better working on my leg muscles...I plan on joining the Navy!
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