Bobby, I agree there is some conflict regarding the WR19 and the oil leak was addressed in the F107; What this means to me? I think the monthly Maintenance and...
Bobby, Located some new information: Operators Manual WASP II March 1, 1982 CONCEPT EVALUATION PROGRAM TEST OF: ILD(INDIVIDUAL LIFT DEVICE/WASP II) FINAL...
Bobby, Good eye for detail, here is a link which is odd, all this information the author of this article mentions is 23 years old and DOD 5200.10 declasifies...
Bill, After 6 weeks of work with weekends off I am pleased to report I have contacted one of the Surviving WASP II Pilots from the 1982 program. He has agreed...
Hi Group Anyone saw this show??? http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/reviews/891451-top-gear-saw-matt-smith-become-the- fastest-doctor Must be Yves Rossi I assume?? I...
Hi Steve Was it in flight? So he's coming soaring thru the air, and the rally car is accelerating when Yves is above him? On the 2007 RBC I saw a double wing...
Peter, Thanks for the Info, condensed it into a book with the US Patent 4,447,024 for the WASP in the Back, since you have the original hard copy, do you want...
Hi Peter, The race started with Yves launching from a helicopter. He followed the rally course that the car was racing along below and was safely on the ground...
Peter, Situation Report/SITREP: In 7 Days from today a Legal and Binding Contract will be submitted, which will be reviewed if the Terms are acceptable the...
Hi guys just letting everyone know we have a rare rocketbelt appearance happening down under at the Melbourne F1 Grand, Prix. If anyone has any contacts with...
Nick Macombe is the most recent addition to the list of rocketbelt pilots. He has been flying a rocketbelt built by Jeremy McGrane. I thought that GoFast was...
Jeremy, That is a beautiful belt. I can't wait to see it fly tomorrow! Is the new turbine belt your creation as well? I live about 5 minutes from the formula 1...
Thanks Mark, they don't stay pretty for long! The fuel bleaches out the anodize. The paint gets nicked up. On and off the stand, in and out of shipping...
Hi Jeremy , Pleased to say your creation is still beautiful! The Thursday flight was cancelled due to poor weather ( not uncommon in Melbourne, we have very...
Hi Mark, Thanks again for the kind words and reporting back with your story. Any photos you can post? Sounds like a good time! My understanding is they will...
Hi Jeremy I posted a photo of Nick in transit. If I can ask a few questions about the belt. 1. How many layers of carbon in the corset, it looks fairly thick...
I was told today that Lucas had a RB Pilot dressed in StromTrooper armor from one of the Star Wars films do a quick fly in for an event in the last few years....
Yes it was Dan ... From: Bobby Clark To: Rocket_Belt@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 8:57 PM Subject: [Rocket_Belt] Stormtrooper flight. I was...
Thats been a while back though. I think it was the 501st legion . ... From: Bill Houghtaling To: Rocket_Belt@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 9:03...
Hi Mark, Carbon fiber? I have no idea. The belt left here with a glass painted seat. Mounted on a cnc milled aluminum spine. The cam locks get a machined...
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I am new to this group but have been fascinated by the subject of a rocket belt for years. I have research the web extensively and have come to the conclusion...
I am new to this group but have been fascinated by the subject of building and flying a rocket belt. I have done extensive searching on the web and it appears...
Good Morning Members, I was a very close friend of Harold Graham. Before Harold died we finished 2 historical volumes about the Rocketbelts (from the Jetvest...