Lapho umsunguli uDavid Maiman eya esibhakabhakeni, kwakubonakala sengathi uphendula isifiso sasendulo.Pho kungani kubonakala sengathi akekho onendaba?
Sinamajetpack futhi asinandaba.Umuntu wase-Australia ogama lakhe lingu-David Maiman wasungula i-jetpack enamandla futhi wayindiza emhlabeni wonke - wake waba sethunzini le-Statue of Liberty - kodwa bambalwa abantu abalaziyo igama lakhe.I-jetpack yakhe yayitholakala, kodwa cha omunye wayejaha ukuyithatha.Abantu sekungamashumi eminyaka bethi bafuna ama-jetpack, futhi besilokhu sithi sifuna ukundiza izinkulungwane zeminyaka, kodwa empeleni?bheka phezulu.Isibhakabhaka asinalutho.
Izinkampani zezindiza zibhekene nokushoda komshayeli, futhi kungase kube kubi kakhulu. Ucwaningo lwakamuva luthole ukuthi ngo-2025, silindele ukushoda komhlaba wonke kwabashayeli bezindiza bezentengiselwano abangu-34,000. Ezindizeni ezincane, amathrendi ayafana.Ama-Hang glider asenyamalele.Abakhiqizi bezindiza Izindiza ezikhanyayo azikwazi ukuziphilisa.(Umkhiqizi, i-Air Création, uthengise imoto eyodwa nje e-US ngonyaka odlule.) Njalo ngonyaka, sinabagibeli abaningi nabashayeli bezindiza abambalwa. ikhona, kodwa uMayman akakwazi ukunaka muntu.
“Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ngaba nendiza eSikhumulweni Semikhumbi saseSydney,” wangitshela.” Ngisakhumbula ngindizela eduze ngokwanele ukuze ngibone abagijimi kanye nabantu abahambahamba endaweni yezitshalo, abanye babo ababengabheki phezulu.Amajetpack abenomsindo, ngakho ngiyakuqinisekisa ukuthi bangizwile.Kodwa ngangiphakathi Lapho, ngindiza ngejethipakhi, abazange babheke phezulu.”
Lapho ngineminyaka engu-40 ubudala, ngaqala ukuzama ukundiza noma yini engangingayenza - izindiza ezinophephela emhlane, amalambu akhanyayo, ama-glider, ama-hang glider. 'Bengilokhu ngifuna ukwenza.Ngakho ngazama i-paragliding, skydiving.Ngolunye usuku, ngama esikhumulweni sezindiza esiseceleni komgwaqo eCalifornia ezweni lewayini elinikeza izindiza zezindiza ezihamba ngeMpi Yezwe I. Babengenazo izindiza ezimbili ezitholakala ngalolo suku, kodwa kwakukhona iWWII. ibhomu, i-B-17G ebizwa ngokuthi i-Sentimental Journey yokugcwalisa amafutha, ngakho ngagibela.Ngaphakathi, indiza ibukeka njengesikebhe esidala se-aluminium;limahhadlahhadla, kodwa lindiza ngokushelela futhi lihlokoma njengeCadillac.Sandiza imizuzu engu-20 phezu kwamagquma aluhlaza nangama-russet, isibhakabhaka sasimhlophe njengechibi eliyiqhwa, futhi kwaba sengathi sisebenzisa kahle iSonto.
Ngenxa yokuthi angazi ukuthi ngenzani, futhi angikwazi izibalo, ukufunda umoya, noma ukuhlola ama-dials noma amageji, zonke lezi zinto ngizenza njengomgibeli kunokuba umshayeli wendiza. Angisoze ngaba umshayeli wendiza. umshayeli wendiza.Ngiyakwazi lokhu.Abashayeli bezindiza kufanele bahleleke futhi balandelele, angiyona enye yalezo zinto.
Kodwa ukuba nalaba bashayeli bezindiza kwangenza ngababonga ngokujulile labo ababeqhubeka behamba - ngizama futhi ngijabule ekundizeni. Inhlonipho yami ngabashayeli bezindiza ayinamkhawulo, futhi kule minyaka eyi-10 edlule, uthisha wami wesikole sabaqalayo wayengumFulentshi waseCanada ogama lakhe linguMichael Globensky owayefundisa ukukhanya kwe-ultralight. Ibhayisikili elinamasondo amathathu lindiza ePetaluma, eCalifornia.Wayevame ukufundisa i-hang gliding, kodwa lelo bhizinisi lalifile.Eminyakeni engu-15 edlule, lo mfundi wanyamalala. , nabanye abafundi.Kodwa lowo msebenzi wehle kakhulu.Ngesikhathi ngigcina ukumbona, wayengenabo nhlobo abafundi.
Noma kunjalo, sikhuphuka njalo.I-ultralight trike esasiyishayela yayifana nesithuthuthu esihlala abantu ababili esixhunywe kuso i-hang glider engusayizi omkhulu.kokubili umshayeli wendiza nabagibeli basobala - ngakho-ke sigqoka amajazi esikhumba semvu, izigqoko zokuzivikela, namagilavu awugqinsi. U-Globensky wagingqika emgwaqeni wezindiza, elinde ukuthi kudlule i-Cessna ne-turboprop encane, kwase kuba yithuba lethu.Inikwe amandla ngophephela ngemuva, ukukhanya kwe-ultralight kushesha ngokushesha, futhi ngemva kwamamitha angu-90, u-Globensky uphushela amaphiko ngobumnene amaphiko ngaphandle futhi sisemoyeni.Ukusuka kucishe kume mpo, njengekhayithi elidonselwa phezulu isivunguvungu esinamandla esingazelelwe.
Lapho sesiphumile esikhumulweni sezindiza, umuzwa wawungowomhlaba futhi uhluke ngokuphelele nokuhlala kunoma iyiphi enye indiza. Sizungezwe umoya nelanga, akukho lutho olwama phakathi kwethu namafu nezinyoni njengoba sindiza phezu komgwaqo omkhulu, phezu kwamapulazi ePetaluma, futhi singena phakathi kwethu. iPacific.Globensky uthanda ukugona ugu ngenhla kwePoint Reyes, lapho amagagasi angezansi afana noshukela ochithekile.Omakalabha bethu banemibhobho, futhi njalo ngemizuzu eyi-10, oyedwa wethu uyakhuluma, kodwa ngokuvamile kuba yithina esibhakabhakeni, sithule, kodwa ngezikhathi ezithile. ukulalela ingoma ka-John Denver. Leyo ngoma cishe ihlale i-Rocky Mountain High. Kwesinye isikhathi ngiyalingeka ukuthi ngibuze u-Globensky ukuthi besingakwazi yini ukusinda ngaphandle kwe-"Rocky Mountain Heights" ka-John Denver - ikakhulukazi uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi lo mculi-umbhali wengoma ushone ngendiza yokuhlola. indiza eMonterey, ngaphambi nje kokuba siseNingizimu – kodwa anginawo amandla. Wayelithanda kakhulu lelo culo.
UGlobensky wafika engqondweni yami ngesikhathi ngilindile endaweni yokupaka izimoto esuphamakethe yakwaRalphs edolobheni eliwugwadule laseMoorpark eningizimu yeCalifornia.Le ndawo yokupaka izimoto yilapho uMayman noBoris Jarry, abanikazi beJetpack Aviation, basitshela khona ukuthi sihlangane. ubhalisele iseshini yokuqeqesha i-jetpack yangempelasonto lapho ngizobe ngigqoke futhi ngisebenzisa ama-jetpacks abo (i-JB10) nenqwaba yabanye abafundi.
Kodwa njengoba ngilindile endaweni yokupaka, ngahlangana nabanye abantu abane kuphela - ababili ababili - ababekhona ngesikhathi sokuqeqeshwa. Owokuqala kwakunguWilliam Wesson noBobby Yancey, ibhurly 40-somethings base-Oxford, Alabama, 2,000 miles away. Ipake eduze kwami ku-sedan eqashiwe."Jetpack?"babuza.Ngivume ngekhanda, bayama bese silinda.UWesson ungumshayeli wendiza oseshayele cishe yonke into - izindiza, ama-gyrocopter, izindiza ezinophephela emhlane.Manje usebenza enkampanini kagesi yendawo, izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezindizayo endaweni futhi uhlola imigqa ephansi.UYancey wayengowakhe. umngane omkhulu futhi uhambo lwaluhamba kahle ngomkhumbi.
Omunye umbhangqwana uJesse noMichelle. UMichelle, ogqoka izibuko ezinemibala ebomvu, ucindezelekile futhi ukhona ukuze asekele uJesse, ofana kakhulu noColin Farrell futhi osesebenze noMaiman noJarry njengomthwebuli wasemoyeni iminyaka. omunye oshuthe isithombe sikaMayman endiza ezungeza iSifanekiso Senkululeko kanye nechweba laseSydney. Njengoba ethi “kopisha lokho” esikhundleni sokuthi “yebo,” u-Jesse, njengami, ufuna ukwazi ngokundiza, ukundiza ngokuseduze – njalo angabagibeli, hhayi abashayeli bezindiza. bengifuna ukundiza i-jetpack, kodwa angizange ngilithole ithuba.
Ekugcineni, iveni elimnyama laduma endaweni yokupaka futhi umFulentshi omude, onesigqi, waphuma. Lona nguJarry. Wayenamehlo akhanyayo, nentshebe, futhi wayehlale ejabule ngomsebenzi wakhe. Ngacabanga ukuthi wayefuna ukuhlangana esitolo ngoba Isikhungo sokuqeqesha i-jetpack kunzima ukuyithola, noma - okungcono nakakhulu - indawo yaso iyimfihlo ephezulu.kodwa akunjalo.U-Jarry usitshele ukuthi siye e-Ralphs, silethe ukudla kwasemini esikufunayo, sikufake enqoleni yakhe futhi uzokhokha futhi akuyise indawo yokuqeqesha.Ngakho umbono wethu wokuqala ngohlelo lokuqeqeshwa kweJetpack Aviation kwaba owomFulentshi omude ophusha inqola yokuthenga esitolo esikhulu.
Ngemva kokulayisha ukudla kwethu elolini, sangena samlandela, umahamba-nendlwana udlula emasimini ezithelo nemifino aseMoorpark ayisicaba, amafafaza amhlophe anqamula imigqa yemifino eluhlaza kanye nama-aquamarines. sithatha umgwaqo wethu owubhuqu sinqamula amagquma kalamula namakhiwane, sidlule izinqamuleli zomoya zikagamthilini, futhi ekugcineni singene epulazini likakotapheya eliluhlaza cishe ngamamitha angu-800 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle, iJetpack isendaweni yezindiza.
Indawo engenalutho engamahektare amabili ihlukaniswe ngocingo olumhlophe olubiyelwe ngokhuni. Endaweni ecishe ibe yindilinga bekunenqwaba yezinkuni nezinsimbi, ugandaganda omdala nezinye izakhiwo ze-aluminum. UJarry usitshele. ukuthi umlimi ongumnikazi wendawo naye wayengumshayeli wamabhanoyi futhi ehlala endlini ephezu kwesihogo.” Akanandaba nomsindo,” kusho uJarry, egqolozela ikoloni laseSpain ngenhla.
Enkabeni yenkomponi kunendawo yokuhlola i-jetpack, unxande kakhonkolo olingana nenkundla yebhola lomnqakiswano. Abafundi bethu bazulazula imizuzu embalwa ngaphambi kokuthola i-jetpack, eyayilenga esitsheni semikhumbi njengeqoqo lasemnyuziyamu. I-jetpack iyi- into enhle nelula.Inama-turbojet amabili alungiswe ngokukhethekile, isiqukathi sikaphethiloli esikhulu nezibambo ezimbili – i-throttle kwesokudla bese izamula kwesokunxele.I-jetpack inezinto ezisebenza ngekhompyutha, kodwa ingxenye enkulu, ilula futhi kulula- ukuqonda umshini.Ifana ncamashi nejetpack ngaphandle kokumosha isikhala noma isisindo.Inama-turbojet amabili anomthamo omkhulu wamakhilogremu angu-375.Inamandla okuba amalitha angu-9.5.Iyomile, i-jetpack inesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-83.
Umshini kanye nayo yonke inhlanganisela, empeleni, akukhangi nhlobo futhi ngokushesha kungikhumbuza i-NASA - enye indawo engathandeki kakhulu, eyakhiwe futhi inakekelwa abantu abaqotho abangenandaba nhlobo nokubukeka.Ifakwe emaxhaphozini nasezihlahleni zaseFlorida, e-NASA's. Isikhungo sase-Cape Canaveral sisebenza ngokugcwele futhi akukho ngxabano. Isabelomali sokuhlelwa kwezwe sibonakala singu-zero. Ngesikhathi ngibuka ukundiza kokugcina kwe-shuttle yasemkhathini, ngafikelwa wushintsho ngenxa yokungagxili kwami kunoma yini engahlobene nemishini. isandla – ukwakha izinto ezintsha endizayo.
E-Moorpark, besihlezi endaweni yokulinda encane, lapho i-TV enkulu yayidlala khona izithombe zika-Jarry no-Mayman beshayela ama-avatar ahlukahlukene ama-jetpack abo. Ividiyo ixhumanisa indiza yabo eNew York, eningizimu ye-California ekuqaleni komjaho we-Formula 1 eMonaco. .Njalo ngesikhathi, okufushane okuvela ku-movie ka-James Bond i-Thunderball kuyahlanganiswa ukuze kube nomphumela wamahlaya.U-Jarry usitshele ukuthi u-Mayman umatasatasa ocingweni nabatshalizimali, ngakho uzophatha ama-oda ayisisekelo.Ngezwi elinamandla lesiFulentshi, uxoxa izinto ezifana ne-throttle ne-yaw, ukuphepha kanye nenhlekelele, futhi ngemva kwemizuzu engu-15 ebhodini elimhlophe, kuyacaca ukuthi sesilungele ukufaka amagiya ethu.Angikakalungeli, kodwa kulungile.
Ingubo yokuqala kwakuyingubo yangaphansi ende evimbela ilangabi. Bese kuba nepheya lamasokisi ewulu asindayo. Bese kuba nebhulukwe lesiliva, elilula kodwa elimelana nelangabi. Bese kuba elinye lamasokisi ewulu asindayo. Bese kuba nama-jumpsuits.helmet.Akwazi ukumelana nomlilo. amagilavu.Ekugcineni, amabhuzu esikhumba esindayo azoba ukhiye wokugcina izinyawo zethu zingashi.(Olunye ulwazi luyeza maduze.)
Njengoba u-Wesson engumshayeli wendiza oqeqeshiwe, sanquma ukumdedela ahambe kuqala. Wagibela izitebhisi ezintathu zothango lwensimbi futhi washibilika ku-jetpack yakhe, eyayilenga ezimpondweni ezimaphakathi netiyela. Ngesikhathi u-Jarry embopha, kwaqhamuka uMaiman. Uneminyaka engu-50 ubudala, ulinganisele kahle, unempandla, unamehlo aluhlaza, unemilenze emide futhi ukhulumela phansi. Wasamukela sonke ngokuxhawula nokubingelela, wabe esekhipha ikani likaphalafini esitsheni sokuthutha.
Lapho ebuya futhi eqala ukuthela uphethiloli ku-jetpack, kwavele kwaqaphela ukuthi lokho kubonakala kuyingozi kangakanani, nokuthi kungani ukuthuthukiswa kwe-jetpack nokutholwa kwakuhamba kancane. Ngenkathi sigcwalisa amathangi kaphethiloli wemoto yethu ngophethiloli ovutha kakhulu nsuku zonke, kukhona - noma senza sengathi kube — ibanga elikhululekile phakathi kwenyama yethu entekenteke kanye nalamafutha aqhumayo. Kodwa ukuthwala lawo mafutha emhlane wakho, esikhwameni esikhazimulayo esigcwele amapayipi nezinjini zomoya, kuletha ekhaya iqiniso lenjini evuthayo yangaphakathi. Ukubuka nje uphalafini uthululwa ngamasentimitha ukusuka ku-Wesson ubuso babudidekile.Nokho, kusewubuchwepheshe obungcono kakhulu esinabo, futhi kuthathe uMayman iminyaka engu-15, kanye neziphindaphindo eziningi ezingaphumelelanga, ukufika lapha.
Hhayi ukuthi wayengowokuqala.Umuntu wokuqala orekhodiwe ukwenza ilungelo lobunikazi be-jetpack (noma i-rocket pack) kwakungunjiniyela waseRussia u-Alexander Andreev, owacabanga ukuthi amasosha asebenzisa lolu cingo ukuze agxume phezu kwezindonga nemisele.Akazange enze iphakethe lakhe le-rocket, kodwa amaNazi. imiqondo ebolekiwe kuphrojekthi yabo ye-Himmelsstürmer (Storm in Heaven) - ababethemba ukuthi izonikeza u-superman wamaNazi amandla okugxuma. Siyabonga uNkulunkulu ukuthi impi yayiphelile ngaphambi kwalokho, kodwa lo mbono usahlala emiqondweni yonjiniyela nabasunguli. kwaze kwaba ngu-1961 lapho i-Bell Aerosystems yenza i-Bell Rocket Strap, i-jetpack eyi-dual jetpack eyayiqhubela ogqokile phezulu imizuzwana engu-21 isebenzisa i-hydrogen peroxide njengophethiloli. Ukwehluka kwalolu hlelo kwasetshenziswa kuma-Olympics e-Los Angeles ka-1984, lapho umshayeli wendiza uBill Suitor. wandizela phezu komcimbi wokuvula.
Amakhulu ezigidi zabantu abukele leyo demo, futhi abantu abanakusolwa ngokucabanga ukuthi kuza ama-jetpack ansuku zonke. Isithombe sika-Maiman esemusha ebuka izesheli ezihamba phezu kwe-Los Angeles Coliseum asizange simshiye. Lapho ekhulela e-Sydney, e-Australia, wafunda ukushayela ngaphambi kokuba afunde ukushayela;wathola ilayisense yakhe yokushayela ibhanoyi eneminyaka engu-16. Waya ekolishi futhi waba usomabhizinisi we-serial, ekugcineni waqala futhi wathengisa inkampani efana ne-Yelp, futhi wathuthela eCalifornia ngokuzumayo ukuze afeze iphupho lakhe lokudala i-jetpack yakhe. Kusukela ngo-2005 , wasebenza nonjiniyela epaki yezimboni eVan Nuys, ukwakha nokuhlola ukuhlukahluka okunzima kobuchwepheshe.Zonke lezi zinhlobonhlobo ze-jetpack zinomshayeli oyedwa wokuhlola, nakuba ethola ukuqeqeshwa kuBill Suitor (umfana ofanayo owamphefumulela ku-84th. Ama-Olympics).Lowo kwakunguDavid Maiman ngokwakhe.
Izinguqulo zakuqala zasebenzisa izinjini eziyi-12, kwase kuba yizi-4, futhi wayevame ukuphahlazeka ezakhiweni (kanye ne-cacti) ezungeze iVan Nuys Industrial Park. Ngemva kweviki elibi lezindiza zokuhlola e-Australia, waphahlazeka epulazini laseSydney ngolunye usuku futhi walaliswa esibhedlela ngokusha kanzima. ethangeni lakhe.Njengoba wayezondizela echwebeni laseSydney ngakusasa, wadedelwa futhi wandizela kancane ethekwini ngaphambi kokuba aphinde aphahlazeke, kulokhu esephuzile.Kwalandela ucwaningo olwengeziwe nokuthuthuka, futhi ekugcineni, uMayman wazinza kulaba ababili. -i-jet design ye-JB9 ne-JB10.Ngale nguqulo - le esiyihlolayo namuhla - azikho izehlakalo ezinkulu.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela, nokho, ukuthi uMayman noJarry bandizisa amajethi abo phezu kwamanzi kuphela - abakayikhi indlela yokugqoka kokubili i-jetpack nepharashuti.
Kungakho sindiza siboshiwe namuhla. Futhi kungani singekho ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-4 ukusuka phansi. Ingabe kwanele? Ngihlezi onqenqemeni lwetiyela, ngibuka u-Wesson ezilungiselela, ngazibuza ukuthi ingabe lokho okwenzekayo—ukundiza amafidi angu-4 ukuya phezulu. ukhonkolo—unganikeza okuthile okufana nokundiza kwangempela. Nakuba ngijabulele yonke indiza engiye ngayithatha kuzo zonke izindiza engizamile, ngihlale ngibuyela kulokho okuhlangenwe nakho okusondele kakhulu ekundizeni okumsulwa futhi okuzizwa kungenasisindo ngempela. ngangisegqumeni elisagolide ogwini olumaphakathi lwaseCalifornia, ezinotshani be-mohair, futhi indoda eneminyaka engu-60 yayingifundisa ukundiza i-hang glider. Okokuqala, sahlanganisa i-contraption, futhi yonke into mayelana nayo yayiluhlaza futhi ixakile—inqwaba yezigxobo. , amabhawodi nezintambo—futhi ekugcineni, ngangiphezu kwentaba, ngilungele ukugijima ngiye phansi futhi ngigxume. Yilokho okushiwo - ukugijima, ukugxuma nokuntanta yonke indlela njengoba useyili ongenhla kwami ushaya into ethambile kakhulu. umoya.Ngakwenza izikhathi eziyishumi nambili ngalolo suku futhi angizange ngindize ngaphezu kwamafidi angu-100 kwaze kwaba ntambama.Ngizithola ngicabanga nsuku zonke ngokungabi nasisindo, ukuzola nokubalula kokulenga ngaphansi kwamaphiko endwangu, ukugabavula kwezintaba ze-Mohair ngaphansi kwami. izinyawo.
Kodwa ngiyahlehla.Ngihlezi esihlalweni sepulastiki eduze kwetiyela manje, ngibuka u-Wesson.Wama ezitebhisini zothango lwensimbi, egqoke isigqoko sakhe esiqinile, izihlathi zakhe seziyingxenye yekhala lakhe, amehlo akhe ewacindezele. Ekujuleni kobuso bakhe. Lapho uJarry ekhuluma, u-Wesson waqhumisa amajethi, ayekhala njengodaka. Iphunga liyashisa uphethiloli wejethi, futhi ukushisa kuyi-three-dimensional. Mina no-Yancey sasihlezi ocingweni olungaphandle lwegceke, lapho kufiphala. ithunzi lezihlahla zikagamthilini, kwakufana nokuma ngemva kwendiza lapho usuka esikhumulweni sezindiza. Akekho okufanele enze lokhu.
Ngaleso sikhathi, u-Jarry wema phambi kuka-Wesson, esebenzisa ukushukuma komzimba nokunyakazisa ikhanda ukumqondisa phansi naphezulu, kwesokunxele nakwesokudla. Nakuba u-Wesson ayeyilawula indiza ngokuzulazula nokuzamula, amehlo akhe awazange awasuse amehlo akhe kuJarry—wayevaleleke njenge umshayisibhakela onamahithi angu-10. Wanyakaza ngokuqaphela etiyeleni, hhayi ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-4 ukuphakama, futhi ngemva kwalokho, ngokushesha kakhulu, kwase kuphelile.Injalo inhlekelele yobuchwepheshe be-jetpack.Abakwazi ukunikeza uphethiloli owanele endizeni engaphezu kuka imizuzu eyisishiyagalombili—ngisho lokho kuwumkhawulo ongaphezulu. Uphalafini uyasinda, uyasha ngokushesha, futhi umuntu angathwala kakhulu. ukukhanya namandla okwanele ukwenza kangcono kunophalafini, kodwa, okwamanje, ulinganiselwe kulokho ongakwazi ukukuthwala, okungekuningi.
U-Wesson walala esihlalweni sepulasitiki eduze kuka-Yancey ngemva kokuvika i-jetpack yakhe, eguquguqukayo futhi exhuga. Usendize cishe lonke uhlobo lwendiza enophephela emhlane, kodwa “lokho,” esho, “kwaba yinto enzima kunazo zonke engake ngiyenza.”
UJesse wenze umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu endiza phansi phezulu eqondisa kahle, kodwa-ke wenza into engangingayazi ukuthi kufanele siyenze: wehlela etiyeleni. ngokuvamile lihlala phansi - kodwa ngamajethi, kwenzeka okuthile okuyishwa lapho abashayeli bezindiza behlala kukhonkolo.Ophephela bezindiza emhlane wabashayeli bezindiza bavuthela i-exhaust ngama-degree angu-800 phansi, futhi lokhu kushisa akukho ndawo okungaya kuyo kodwa kuphumela ngaphandle, kusakazeke endaweni egandayiwe. njengokungathi indawo yebhomu.Lapho uJesse emi noma ehla ezitebhisini, ipayipi elikhipha umoya elikhipha umoya lingase likhishwe ezitebhisini ezibiyelwe futhi lisakazeke ngezansi. lahlasela izinyawo zakhe, amathole akhe.UJarry noMaiman bayangena.U-Maiman usebenzisa irimothi ukucisha injini yomoya kuyilapho uJarry eletha ibhakede lamanzi.Kokunye ukuzilolonga, uqondisa izinyawo zikaJesse, amabhuzu nakho konke kuwo. ayiphumi kubhavu, kodwa isifundo sisafundwa.Ungahlali etiyeleni injini igijima.
Lapho sekuyithuba lami, ngangena ezitebhisini zothango lwensimbi futhi ngashelela eceleni ngingena ejetpack eyayilenga ezimpondweni. Ngangisizwa isisindo sayo lapho ilenga epulini, kodwa lapho uJarry eyibeka emhlane wami yayisinda. .Iphakheji yakhelwe kahle ukuze ikwazi ukusatshalaliswa kwesisindo nokulawula kalula, kodwa amakhilogremu angu-90 (owomile kanye nophethiloli) akuwona umdlalo.Kumelwe kushiwo ukuthi onjiniyela baseMayman benze umsebenzi oncomekayo ngokubhalansisa nokunembile kwezilawuli. Ngokushesha, kwazwakala kulungile, konke lokho.
Okungukuthi, kuze kube sekupheleni kwezibopho kanye nezintambo.Kunezintambo eziningi kanye nezintambo ezilingana njengesudi ye-skydiving, egcizelela ukuqina kwe-groin.Ngaphambi kokuthi ngikhulume nganoma yini mayelana nokuqina kwe-groin, u-Jarry uchaza i-throttle, esesandleni sami sokudla. , enikeza uphethiloli omningi noma omncane ku-jet turbine.Isandla sami sobunxele siyazamula, siqondisa i-jet exhaust kwesokunxele noma kwesokudla.Kukhona izibani namageji anamathiselwe esibambo, kodwa namuhla, ngizothola lonke ulwazi lwami UJarry.NjengoWesson noJesse ngaphambi kwami, izihlathi zami zaphushelwa ekhaleni lami, futhi mina noJarry sahlangana namehlo, silindele noma yimuphi umyalo omncane ongangisiza ukuba ngingafi.
UMaiman wagcwalisa ubhaka wakhe ngophalafini wabuyela eceleni kwetiyela ephethe iremote esandleni.UJerry wabuza ukuthi sengilungile yini.Ngamtshela ukuthi sengilungile.AmaJets ayavutha.Kuzwakala njengesishingishane sikaCategory 5 sidlula emseleni.UJarry uphendula iphimbo elingabonakali bese ngilingisa ukunyakaza kwakhe nge-throttle yangempela.Umsindo uya ngokuya uphakama.Uphendulela i-stealth throttle yakhe, ngiphendule eyami.Manje umsindo usezingeni eliphezulu futhi ngizwe ngiphusha ngemuva kwethole lami. .Ngithathe igxathu elincane ukuya phambili ngahlanganisa imilenze yami.(Yingakho imilenze yabathengi be-jetpack iqinile njengamasosha amathoyizi - noma yikuphi ukuchezuka kujeziswa ngokushesha nge-jet exhaust engu-800-degree.) U-Jarry ulingisa ukunyakazisa okwengeziwe, ngikunikeza okwengeziwe. ngincipha, bese ngihamba kancane kancane emhlabeni.Akufani nokungabi nasisindo nhlobo.Kunalokho, ngezwa wonke amakhilogremu ami, ukuthi kwakudingeka ukusunduza okungakanani ukuze mina kanye nomshini.
UJerry wangitshela ukuthi ngiye phezulu.Olunye unyawo, bese kuba ezimbili, bese kuba zintathu. Njengoba amajethi ebhonga futhi uphalafini uvutha, ngazungeza, ngicabanga ukuthi kwakuwumsindo omangalisayo kanye nenkinga entanta ama-intshi angu-36 ukusuka phansi. isimo, ukubophela umoya kanye nokuqonda ukukhuphuka, kungamandla anonya nje.Lokhu kucekela phansi indawo ngokushisa nomsindo.Futhi kunzima ngempela.Ikakhulukazi uma u-Jarry engenza nginyakaze.
Ukujika kwesokunxele nakwesokudla kudinga ukushintsha i-yaw — ukubamba kwesandla sami sobunxele, okuhambisa isiqondiso se-exhaust ejethiwe. Ngokwako, kulula. Kodwa kwadingeka ngikwenze ngenkathi ngigcina i-throttle ingashintshi ukuze ngingahlali phansi. itiyela njengoba kwenza uJesse. Akulula ukulungisa i-engeli ye-yaw ngenkathi ugcina i-throttle iqinile ngenkathi ugcina imilenze iqinile futhi ugqolozele emehlweni ka-Jarry ajabule. Kudinga izinga lokugxila kwenhliziyo yonke, engikuqhathanisa nokuntweza kwegagasi okukhulu.( Angikaze ngenze i-wave wave surfing.)
Bese uye phambili nasemuva.Lona kuwumsebenzi ohluke ngokuphelele futhi oyinselele kakhulu.Ukuze siye phambili, umshayeli bekufanele asuse yonke idivayisi.Cabanga ngomshini we-triceps ejimini.Kwadingeka ngitshekisele i-jetpack—yonke into emhlane wami—isuke kude umzimba wami.Ukwenza okuphambene, ngiphakamise isibambo, ngisondeze izandla zami emahlombe ami, ngibhekise amajethi emaqakaleni, ngibuyisele emuva. Njengoba angazi lutho, ngeke ngiphawule ngokuhlakanipha konjiniyela. ;Ngizovele ngithi angikuthandi futhi ngifisa sengathi ngabe kufana ne-throttle kanye nokuzamula - okuzenzekelayo, okusabela kakhulu, futhi mancane amathuba okuba Ukushiswa (cabanga nge-blowtorch kubhotela) isikhumba samathole ami namaqakala.
Ngemva kwendiza ngayinye yokuhlola, ngangiyehla ngezitebhisi, ngikhumule isigqoko sami sokuzivikela, futhi ngihlale no-Wesson no-Yancey, ngigedlezela futhi ngikhathele. .Lapho sibona ukuthi uJese wayengcono kancane, lapho ilanga lishona ngaphansi komugqa wesihlahla, saxoxa ngokuthi yini esingayenza ukuze siwuthuthukise, kanye nokusebenziseka okuvamile kwalo mshini.Isikhathi samanje sokundiza sifushane kakhulu futhi sinzima kakhulu. Kodwa kunjalo futhi nge-Wright Brothers - bese kuba abanye. Imoto yabo yomoya yokuqala ekwazi ukulawuleka bekunzima kakhulu ukuyindizela noma ubani ngaphandle kwabo, futhi sekudlule iminyaka eyishumi phakathi kokubonisa kwabo kanye nendiza yokuqala emakethe enkulu ebingahanjiswa noma ubani omunye .Okwamanje, akekho onentshisekelo kukho. Eminyakeni embalwa yokuqala yendiza yabo yokuhlolwa, bafaka uziphu phakathi kwemigwaqo emibili engothelawayeka e-Dayton, e-Ohio.
UMayman noJarry basazithola belapha.Benze umsebenzi onzima wokuklama, ukwakha, nokuhlola i-jetpack elula futhi enembile ngokwanele ukuba i-Rube efana nami indize ngaphansi kwezimo ezilawulwayo.Ngokutshala imali okwanele, bangakwazi ukunciphisa izindleko kakhulu, futhi cishe bazokwazi ukuxazulula inkinga yesikhathi sendiza futhi.Kodwa, okwamanje, ikamu le-boot ye-Jetpack Aviation inamakhasimende amabili akhokhayo, futhi bonke abanye abantu banikeza umbhangqwana obona umbono ukuhlehla okuhlangene.
Sekuphele inyanga ngiziqeqesha, ngangizihlalele ekhaya ngizama ukuqeda le ndaba ngesikhathi ngifunda isiqephu sezindaba sokuthi kubonwe indiza eyindiza indiza endaweni eyi-5 000 ngasesikhumulweni sezindiza iLos Angeles International Airport.” Ubuyile lo mlisa wendiza. Isilawuli sethrafikhi yomoya ye-LAX, njengoba bekungekona okokuqala ukubonwa. Kuvele ukuthi okungenani ama-jetpack amahlanu abonwe aqoshiwe phakathi kuka-Agasti 2020 no-Agasti 2021 - iningi lawo e-Southern California, endaweni yokuphakama ephakathi kuka-3,000 no-6,000 wamafidi.
Ngithumelele uMayman i-imeyili ukuze ngibuze ukuthi yini akwaziyo ngalesi simo, ngethemba ukuthi le ndoda yejetpack engaqondakali bekunguye. Ngoba ngicabanga ukuthi iyindoda eqotho, indizela phezulu kakhulu, ibonakala ingahambisani nendawo yendiza elinganiselwe, kodwa futhi, i-California ayinayo. irekhodi noma ubani omunye analo, ingasaphathwa ikhono lokundiza, nge-jetpack.
Sekudlule isonto ngingakezwa lutho oluvela kuMayman.Ekuthuleni kwakhe, kuqhakaza amathiyori angalawuleki. Impela bekunguye, ngacabanga. Uyena kuphela okwaziyo ukundiza, futhi nguyena kuphela onenhloso.Ngemva kokuzama ukundiza. adonse ukunaka komhlaba wonke ngezindlela eziqondile—ngokwesibonelo, amavidiyo e-YouTube nezikhangiso ku-Wall Street Journal—waphoqeleka ukuba enze umkhonyovu. iqhawe elishintsha i-ego u-Tony Stark, ulinde kuze kube yisikhathi esifanele ukuveza ukuthi bekunguye.
“Ngifisa sengathi ngabe nginombono wokuthi kwenzakalani nge-LAX,” kubhala uMayman.” Akungabazeki ukuthi abashayeli bezindiza bezindiza babone okuthile, kodwa ngiyangabaza kakhulu ukuthi i-jetpack esebenza nge-jet-turbine powered.Zazingenawo nje amandla okukhuphuka zifike ku-3,000 noma 5,000 wamafidi, zindize isikhashana bese zehla zehlele phansi.Mina nje ngicabanga ukuthi kungaba indiza kagesi eyi-drone ene-mannequin ephephethekayo ebukeka njengomuntu ogqoke i-jetpack.”
Enye imfihlakalo emnandi isanda kunyamalala. Cishe ngeke kube khona amadoda angama-jet avukelayo andizela emkhathini ovinjelwe, futhi cishe ngeke sibe nawo owethu ama-jetpack esikhathini sokuphila kwethu, kodwa singakwazi ukuthola amadoda amabili aqaphe kakhulu, uMayman noJarry, ngezikhathi ezithile uhlanganyele ku-Avocado Fly eduze kwepulazi, uma nje ukukhombisa ukuthi bangakwazi.
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