Jet Pack Workings

to design a Jet Pack that looks like it would work, I need to know how one would work

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http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/87/jetpack/jetpack_blueprints.shtml

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http://www.skytamer.com/Bell_Rocket_Belt.html

Thinking about The Jetpack

I had a good chat with Will, Claire and Andrew on friday and was advised to look at what the jet pack would be used for, eg, film, tv or theatre etc... thinking about what it wold be used for would offer constraints and guidelines to what thejetpack should be, this will help the design along and allow me to think about what it needs to have to fulfill the criteria of the job. So... I think I would like to make props and costumes for either Film or Tv so its going to have to be used by actors,and it would most likely be used with some kind of harness or flying rig. 

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http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/wsinternet/worksafe/home/forms+and+publications/guidance+notes/import_flying+fox+attachment+--+preventing+falls

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http://www.actionspecialists.com/newmedia.html

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http://www.culture24.org.uk/history+%26+heritage/time/art25098

 This harnes was used in the original Peter Pan, someting like this would be excellent for the style of my jetpack, although i dont think this one would meet health and safety regulations today but a similar one could be made using more advanced materials and techniques.

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http://www.nolimitsdubles.com.br/equipment.htm

These harnesses are quite good, the vest one looks like a waistcoat, if made in another colour material and with styling it could look brilliant, and the briefs style harness could be easily desguised under clothing like a dress for example.

book on amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cowboys-Aliens-Scott-Mitchell-Rosenberg/dp/0061646652/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1292074977&sr=1-1

another influence

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thinking about watching movies and reading books i remembered that there is a film coming out in 2011 called 'Cowboys an Aliens' and i found out that there is a graphic novel

here is a link to the wikipedia page for the novel... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboys_%26_Aliens