“The second annual Rocketbelt Convention was held this past weekend as part of the Thunder of Niagara air show on the Air Force’s reserves base in Niagara Falls. So when GoFast! pilot Eric Scott blasted off for a 15-second, 110-decibel rocketbelt demonstration, he flew in the same air space where F-16s were wowing the crowd with gravity-defying stunts and turns at mind-bending angles—like practically perpendicular to the ground.” - [source]

Check out this video of Eric Scott literally blasting off! Wow this video is crazy!

I saw this post in my Google Reader and had to embed it here for everyone. This is really great, but I couldn’t help thinking how bad it would suck if the engine went out. Ouch!!

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