- The Engineers at Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana has announced the design of a rocket powered helicopter backpack which will enable rotor driven Rocketeers to jump into the sky and head anywhere in total freedom.
- Dubiously named the Libelula, the helicopter backpack has tiny rocket motors in its rotor blades which not only eliminates the torque associated with helicopters with conventional tail rotor assemblies that stabilize flight, but also enables the system to be compact to wear on a pilot/soldier’s back for instant takeoff from anywhere.
- The rockets are tiny, about 1-1/2″ in diameter by 10″ long but they pack a alot of punch providingthe rotor with more than 2200 lbs of lift.
- It’s only in the conceptual design phase at the
- Turning is accomplished by shifting the pilot’s center of gravity and turning a small weather van like rudder in the opposite direction.
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