Bell Rocket Belt

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The Bell Rocket Belt is an experimental personal jetpack-like rocket propulsion device from the 1960s that allowed a single person to fly for short durations using hydrogen peroxide fuel.

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instanceOf experimental aircraft ⓘ
personal propulsion device ⓘ
rocket belt ⓘ
category jet pack ⓘ
rocket-powered personal flying device ⓘ
controlMethod body movement and hand-operated control arms ⓘ
vectoring of rocket nozzles ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedFor individual flight ⓘ
short-duration flight ⓘ
developedBy Wendell F. Moore ⓘ
developmentPeriod 1960s ⓘ
emptyWeight about 26 kilograms ⓘ
about 57 pounds ⓘ
evaluationResult insufficient flight duration for practical military use ⓘ
firstFlight 1961 ⓘ
fuelType H2O2 ⓘ
concentrated hydrogen peroxide ⓘ
hasComponent backpack frame ⓘ
catalyst pack ⓘ
control arms ⓘ
fuel tanks ⓘ
twin rocket nozzles ⓘ
intendedUse battlefield mobility ⓘ
military reconnaissance ⓘ
special operations ⓘ
manufacturer Bell Aerosystems ⓘ
linked to: Bell Aircraft

Bell Aircraft Corporation ⓘ
linked to: Bell Aircraft
maximumFlightDuration about 21 seconds ⓘ
maximumRange about 120 meters ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 55 km/h ⓘ
notableAppearance 1964 New York World’s Fair ⓘ
1965 James Bond film "Thunderball" ⓘ
public demonstrations in the 1960s ⓘ
operatingPrinciple decomposition of hydrogen peroxide over a catalyst bed to produce high-temperature steam and oxygen ⓘ
oxidizer hydrogen peroxide ⓘ
powerplant gas generator using hydrogen peroxide decomposition ⓘ
primaryClient United States Army ⓘ
propulsionType rocket propulsion ⓘ
safetyIssue risk of hard landings ⓘ
very limited fuel reserve ⓘ
safetyRequirement high pilot skill ⓘ
status experimental ⓘ
prototype ⓘ
testPilot Harold Graham ⓘ
Robert Courter ⓘ
William P. Suitor ⓘ
thrust about 1,250 newtons ⓘ
about 125 kilograms-force ⓘ
typicalFlightDuration about 20 seconds ⓘ
less than 30 seconds ⓘ

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