Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site alice.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!alice!wolit 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 Article-I.D.: alice.3435 Posted: Mon Mar 4 16:03:56 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Mar-85 02:54:33 EST Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill Lines: 15 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