Incredible!: Futuristic Backpack Helicopter 'CopterPack' Goes On Maiden Flight, Wows Netizens
The futuristic invention, known as a CopterPack, recently completed its first flight on a beach in Australia, and it has made quite an impression.
Move over jetpacks, folks. There's now a backpack helicopter and it could change the future of flying.
The futuristic invention, known as a CopterPack, recently completed its first flight on a beach in Australia, and it has made quite an impression. It runs on a helicopter motor and rotor that is strapped to a person's back. They can walk about on the ground wearing it and can also use it to fly at low altitudes.
It consists of two giant turbines attached to a backpack, which allows the person wearing it to take flight.
As per CopterPack¡¯s site, the device is described as an ¡®electric backpack helicopter with a self-levelling autopilot. The lightweight airframe is constructed from carbon fibre honeycomb¡¯.
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As evident from the video, there is no tail rotor, as the main rotors are contra-rotating. The pilot controls yaw by fine adjustment of a differential gear in the rotor drive transmission. In other words, when one rotor is adjusted to spin slightly faster than the other, it induces a turning motion.
The video of CopterPack has left people impressed.
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"I need this in my life so bad! I love it! Man is a genius!" one person wrote.
"Wow, it looks so stable and controlled already," another comment read.
"This is insane, I love it!" another wrote.
There has been no word yet on pricing or availability, but whenever it hits the market, there sure will be plenty of buyers.
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