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From: wolit@alice.UUCP (Jan Wolitzky)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Refs to personal flying machines wanted
Message-ID: <3435@alice.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 4-Mar-85 16:03:56 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar  4 16:03:56 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 5-Mar-85 02:54:33 EST
Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill
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To flesh out a hare-brained idea of mine, I'd appreciate pointers to
information on any personal flying devices, especially those designed
or conceived of for infantry use.  I'm not interested in conventional
single-seat planes, but in things like the Bell jet-belt (remember
the "Man from Glad" commercials?), backpack helicopter mechanisms,
ducted-fan flying platforms, and other such wierd contraptions.
I remember seeing pictures of these devices, but I'd like to know about
specs,  contractors, designations, production and deployment (if any),
etc.  I know that some of this information must be in coffee-table
picture books out there ("Great Aircraft of the Western Hemisphere in
the Late 1950's"), but these represent such a lunatic fringe that I'm
afraid to start searching at random.  Mail to me directly;  if I find
anything interesting, I'll summarize to the net.
-- 
Jan Wolitzky, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ; (201) 582-2998