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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
individual flight
ⓘ
short-duration flight ⓘ |
| developedBy | Wendell F. Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| emptyWeight |
about 26 kilograms
ⓘ
about 57 pounds ⓘ |
| evaluationResult | insufficient flight duration for practical military use ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1961 ⓘ |
| fuelType |
H2O2
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concentrated hydrogen peroxide ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
backpack frame
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catalyst pack ⓘ control arms ⓘ fuel tanks ⓘ twin rocket nozzles ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
battlefield mobility
ⓘ
military reconnaissance ⓘ special operations ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Bell Aerosystems
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bell Aircraft Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumFlightDuration | about 21 seconds ⓘ |
| maximumRange | about 120 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 55 km/h ⓘ |
| notableAppearance |
1964 New York World’s Fair
NERFINISHED
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1965 James Bond film "Thunderball" NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | rocket propulsion ⓘ |
| safetyIssue |
risk of hard landings
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very limited fuel reserve ⓘ |
| safetyRequirement | high pilot skill ⓘ |
| status |
experimental
ⓘ
prototype ⓘ |
| testPilot |
Harold Graham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Courter NERFINISHED ⓘ William P. Suitor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thrust |
about 1,250 newtons
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about 125 kilograms-force ⓘ |
| typicalFlightDuration |
about 20 seconds
ⓘ
less than 30 seconds ⓘ |
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