 Jet Man, Yet another sign of the future? |
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 Jan 6 2007, 03:34 AM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: 19-April 06 Member No.: 8,483  |
Thought this was neat and I would share it....You can find all sorts of video on it.
http://www.jet-man.com/actuel_eng.html |
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Jan 6 2007, 04:40 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 308 Joined: 1-June 06 From: Nova Scotia, Canada Member No.: 8,631 |
Cliff Secord: How do I look?
Peevy: Like a hood ornament. From the Rocketeer, which was the first thing that came to mind as I saw the pictures on the site. Then it was a toss-up between Pilotwings 'jetpack' levels and the Rocketman song. ;) Looks kinda cool though, checking the site out now. This reminds me of a tt SR game I played, where I was working with the GM about the possibility of making a hoverboard. I still have the eight or so different designs I came up with, each using different technology, and one that even used magic, though that one would be hard to mass market. |
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Jan 6 2007, 06:27 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 732 Joined: 1-December 06 Member No.: 10,116 |
Well, that's not really that huge a step up from stuff that's been done for a while now. Just instead of hanggliding (Or is that handgliding?) and having a motor on the glider to boot the wings now fit directly around the body.
I'll be alot more impressed when it's compacked down into a backpack sized deal that can easily be ported anywhere and has enough thrust to make power armor fly! Oh.. and the power armor being real would be pretty nifty too I suppose. |
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Jan 6 2007, 11:41 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 219 Joined: 26-April 02 From: Emerald City, Oz Member No.: 2,648 |
We whipped up something resembling a hoverboard in our game, but it was limited to areas on Gridlink™.
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Jan 6 2007, 06:16 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
I must kill him and take credit for his invention.
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Jan 6 2007, 06:56 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...all I can say is WoW!
Reminds me of a character in the old X-Men comic named Warhawk who was a member of "Hardcase's Harriers". He had a pair of jet powered wings that he wore. Not too different looking than these except for the stabilising winglets. Very well thought out design from an aeronautical perspective. Looks like RL SOTA beats game SOTA again (the Nightglider Rigger 3). |
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Jan 7 2007, 05:15 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Bunker Gate 7 [CaTCo Compound] Member No.: 4,248 |
Look like the uncybered version of the XBox Shadowrun cyber-glider
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Jan 7 2007, 07:59 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 305 Joined: 2-March 03 Member No.: 4,188 |
The video shows us something that's quite a bit cooler than I would have expected.
I'll agree, again, that this bodes well for power-armour and basic "it's the future!" comments. |
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Jan 7 2007, 08:05 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Could the original Batman really fly? |
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Jan 8 2007, 12:39 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 475 Joined: 17-June 02 From: Concord University, Athens, WV Member No.: 2,880 |
I thought he just had gliding wings in his older designs (though "Batman Begins" did reintroduce those), but I don't think those even made it to his DC introduction...
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Jan 8 2007, 02:00 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
Didja get that story off of slashdot?
And as for the original Batman, he DID have a gun. |
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