The WASP (Williams Aerial Systems Platform)

The Williams X-Jet, created by Williams International, was a small, light-weight Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) system powered by a modified Williams F107 turbofan aircraft engine. It was designed to be operated by and carry one person and controlled by leaning in the direction of desired travel and adjusting the power. It could move in any direction, accelerate rapidly, hover, and rotate on its axis, staying aloft for up to 45 minutes and traveling at speeds up to 60 miles per hour (100 km/h). It was evaluated by the U.S. Army in the 1980s, and was deemed inferior to the capabilities of helicopters and small unmanned aircraft.

Other VTOL systems developed by Williams International included a jet-powered flying belt developed in 1969, which was powered by a Williams WR19 fanjet, and the WASP (Williams Aerial Systems Platform) developed in the 1970s, which was powered by the more powerful WR19-9. This vehicle was nicknamed "The Flying Pulpit".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_X-Jet

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[TitusCooker]

COOOOOBBBRRAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

[zero00tolerance]

This is incredible this stuff was built at the time of the coldwar yet it's perform flawlessly with little electronics stabilization... I think the reason the government doesnt want us to have these kind of flying machine is because cars would be render useless...we would be out of control flying anywhere we want to.. Airplane would also be useless too. Everyone would have their own craft. They want us on the ground and control us by using cars and airplanes.

[daellis94]

@zero00tolerance Or, perhaps it moves so very slowly and would have the fuel capacity sufficient to carry a person half a mile on a good day. Notice how long range missiles are about 80% rocket engine and fuel? Yeah, that's because they need that for their long range. Similarly, it'd be a bad idea for everyone to be flying. Take an interstate car accident, and then say it happens hundreds of feet off the ground. It's clearly not as practical, that's not uncle Sam's fault.

[ViperWK]

@clerlic (cont) Even then these don't actually fly..(as flying is defined). They are just able to maintain a hover, or go up or down vertically.. That's it.. At best they can just slowly creep sideways to manoeuvre. The X-jet didnt have any electronics , or servo's, or a vectored nozzle.. It was just a pilot shifting is weight..Its about as high-tech as you standing on a po-go stick and not trying to fall off..

[ViperWK]

@clerlic Sorry but the X-jet is not a Pendulum like you think it is..The final output stage of the turbine blades is lower, maybe near the pilots shins. Also as fuel is consumed the lower half of the Pod gets lighter so COM gets worse..The video's you quote are in today's world, not in 1974.. Those examples all use high-tech electronics, gyro-sensors , fast acting servo's and vector controlled nozzles.. This is the only way that an Inverted Pendulum based craft can fly..

[JohnoUsenko]

@zero00tolerance Nah, it's because the thing is a deathtrap. . . . :)

[clerlic]

@ViperWK Well, I guess my gravitationally balanced theory is pretty much busted. However, there are other means of which aircraft orientation can be stabilized.

Perhaps there was technology akin to something in these videos involved?

watch?v=ALKvai4p7OE

watch?v=JXwsRJzI8vE 3:00 ->

watch?v=k_Xiq3dYJlM

[ViperWK]

@frickandfracksicem So you don't actually have these yet or have seen them ?

[frickandfracksicem]

@ViperWK WASP pilot is seeking legal advice, I submitted a FOIA Request to: Department of the Army,UNITED STATES ARMY GARRISON-REDSTONE 4488 MARTIN ROAD REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA 35898 AND Department of the AIR FORCE 375 CS/SCOKR 859 BUCHANAN STREET SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE,IL 62225 first 2 hours and 100 pages is free, I asked for a Financial Waiver, the turn around is 20 days from today, Re: (ILD) Contract NO. DAAE07-81-C-410 (WASP 2 Program 1981)

[clerlic]

@ViperWK Could I see that photo? I haven't been able to find one.

[ViperWK]

@clerlic Ive got a detailed photo showing the underside of the Pod.. The nozzle is "virtually" at the bottom of the vehicle..There is a small 20cm buffer between the nozzle and the ground due to the leg/skid assembly. Obviously you cant have the nozzle actually touch the ground.. Putting semantics aside the nozzle is at the "bottom" of the vehicle ?.. Why is that ?