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  • The Hacksmith team made a Mandalorian jetpack using Arduino

    The Hacksmith team made a Mandalorian jetpack using Arduino

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    Arduino TeamMay 4th, 2021

    Almost all of us have thought “That thing looks pretty cool, I wish I could build one of my one” while watching a movie or TV show. In the latest Hacksmith video, the team set out to do just that – construct a jetpack that looks nearly identical to the one seen in The Mandalorian

    The team began by cutting out several pieces of stainless steel with their CNC plasma cutter and then added some precise bends to form the shell. Because jetpack technology has not progressed enough to where people can fly with sleek packs, they had to settle with producing a couple of bright flames. This was accomplished by using the same techniques as their flamethrower build, as a propane tank provides fuel whose flow is regulated by a solenoid connected to an Arduino Mega with a custom PCB shield on top. 

    The nozzles themselves can be actuated on a gimbal mechanism through a set of two servo motors that rotate in the X and Y axes. After adding a weathered look to the surface and placing the electronics into the jetpack, it was time to test it. The pack attaches to a harness via a set of bolts and wing nuts, and as seen in their YouTube below, the results are quite close to the show. For more information, be sure to read the Hacksmith’s write-up over on Maker.io

    It goes without saying, but please do not try to recreate this at home.

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhz5pnZxjzk?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281]

    Website: LINK

  • Martin Jetpack Powered by a 200-Horsepower Engine, Hit Stores Next Year!!

    Martin Jetpack Powered by a 200-Horsepower Engine, Hit Stores Next Year!!

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    To demonstrate flight high above the ground and the concept of the ballistic parachute as an emergency safety system, the Martin Jetpack was flown to around 1500m (5000ft), brought down from this height and an off-the-shelf ballistic parachute was deployed.The aircraft was flown by James via radio control in a chasing helicopter – also demonstrating the ability of the technology to apply to UAV applications. Jetson, Martin Aircraft Company’s weighted dummy was on board, and the parachute was placed out front for visibility and weight balancing.The video features inventor Glenn Martin and RC pilot James Bowker. The jetpack ascended initially at 4m/s (800ft/min) and the climb took about 6 minutes. The parachute was deployed at around 3000ft above ground level. The aircraft sustained some damage on impact, but we would expect that it is likely a pilot would have walked away from this emergency landing. The total flight was just under 10 minutes.

  • 2013 IN BLOGGING – See you all in 2014

    2013 IN BLOGGING – See you all in 2014

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    Crunchy numbers

    The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 78,000 times in 2013. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 3 days for that many people to see it.

    In 2013, there were 1,124 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 1,126 posts.

    The busiest day of the year was September 10th with3,802 views. The most popular post that day was IOS 7 DOWNLOAD GM + Install Instructions without DA!.

    How did they find this blog?

    The top referring sites in 2013 were:

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    Some visitors came searching, mostly for gta online secrets, bermuda triangle, lauren cohan maxim, gta 5 hidden treasure, and gta 5 quad cheat.

    Where did they come from?

    That’s 168 countries in all!
    Most visitors came from The United States. The United Kingdom & Austria were not far behind.

    Thanks to all our daily Visitors, and the free WordPress Engine including Jetpack you guys rock 😉
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