ORIGINAL: highhorse
ORIGINAL: erbroens
'' Similar to those jet packs with wings except this one is solely intended to change the glide slope of a paratropper.''
Wouldn´t be easier stay a little longer in the airplane before jumping? [sm=confused.gif]
The idea is to get the soldier into territory that the drop aircraft can't fly over.
Even a 10:1 ratio from 11k would put the soldier 20 miles across a border.
I thought of it, but even so it doesn´t makes much sense: Ok. it glides at 23:1 but for how long, presuming how thirsty a turbine is and how little fuel the strap could carry?