Know the special features of flying suit
Army needs 48 jet pack suits. According to the requirement of the army, the weight of this system should not be more than 40 kg. It should have the feature of safe take off, flight and landing. It can be a turbine engine, electric or hybrid system. Its speed should be at least 50 kilometers per hour and flight time should be at least 8 minutes. It can operate from minus 10 to plus 45 degrees. An Indian company displayed a jet pack suit at Aero India. The company’s Managing Director Raghav Reddy said that this suit runs on a turbo engine. It can lift a person weighing 80 kg and the jet suit itself can weigh around 40-50 kg. As long as it is on the ground, its weight is felt and when the engine starts, it starts to feel light. It is a light flying machine. Right now there is a craze for it in France, Britain and other European countries.
Soldiers will be able to fly for 9 minutes with jet pack suit
Raghav told that the jet pack suit made by his company can fly for 7 to 9 minutes. Its speed is 50 to 60 kilometers per hour. Actually there are many such situations where the army needs this type of flying suit. This suit can be useful if a threat has been identified somewhere and has to be intercepted by reaching there immediately. Somewhere there is a land slide and the vehicle cannot go there or the bridge is broken and if you want to go to the other side, then jet pack suit can be used to send the soldier. Sometimes in such a situation, it is necessary to take stock of the situation immediately and due to bad weather even the helicopter cannot take off, also it is an expensive option. In such a situation, soldiers can take stock by flying with the help of jet pack suits.