The jet pack is a popular cultural icon, regardless of whether it was real spacecraft or a trick. It has been featured on many science fiction TV shows and movies. Star Wars TV series and movies have some of the most popular jetpack movies.
Amazing Stories published a 1928 story about a man who flew on a jetpack. This idea became very popular in the 1920s, 1930s, and it was later popularized by science fiction novels and pulp magazines. Many science fiction novels, TV shows and movies featuring jetpacks were created in the 1950s/60s. The Skylark of Space inspired some of these stories. It is a film about a man who flew a rocket into space. Other stories would show a single soldier being transported to battle by a flying rucksack. Bell Aerosystems developed the jetpack technology for US Space Program in the 1960s. Williams Research Corporation and Bell Aerosystems were the first to do so.
The Bell Aerosystems Jetpack, also known as the Bell Rocket Belt, was a two-jet pack that could propel the wearer upwards for 21 second. The Rocket Belt was developed by Bell Aerosystems in the 1960s. In 1965, DARPA awarded them a contract. It was made from hydrogen peroxide, pressurised nitrogen. It was a simple two jet pack that could be strapped on to the back.
Bell Aerosystems also designed the Bell Pogo system to transport astronauts from Earth to the moon. The system could be powered by a modified airplane engine. It was originally developed for NASA, but was adopted by the US Army. It was then developed into the Bell Jet Flying Belt. It was a lightweight jetpack that could fly for up to seven metres, with a maximum altitude of 25 minutes.
Bell Aerosystems and Williams Research Corporation developed a new jetpack, called the Jet Flying Belt. It was intended to be powered with a turbojet engine. It had a rated thrust power of 1,900 Newtons. It was designed to be able to carry a pilot to a height of seven metres, with a maximum flight speed of 30 mph.
Bell Aerosystems was a great aviation company of the postwar jet age. Bell Rocket Belt was their first jetpack. The Jet Flying Belt is a follow-up. After conducting missile engine research, the company developed and produced the Jet Flying Belt. It was funded by $3 Million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency. In January 2005, the prototype was tested.
In 1969, Williams Research Corporation designed a turbojet engine for Bell Aerosystems. The WR19 engine weighed 68 lbs. and had a thrust rating that reached 1,900 Newtons. The company designed it to Bell's specifications.
Bell Aerosystems created the Bell Pogo, a system that was powered by a modified airplane engine. It was made to be used in space by US astronauts. It was built for NASA and US Army use and was tested in 1967 and 1969.