Meet self-taught Mexican rocket scientist Juan Manuel Lozano, 51, drowned from top to bottom into the jetpack fantasy world. Aiming at its 12th rocket-belt flight Juan has invested above half a million dollars in crafting his device.
And as Larry Smith says:
‘If he’s lucky, when he turns the throttle, his 90 percent hydrogen peroxide will expand to 5,000 times its size and convert to steam that will reach 1,300˚F. If he’s lucky, he will then be thrust 30 feet into the air, where he will fly for as long as 30 seconds, all while tethered to a 20-foot safety pole. If he’s lucky, self-taught Mexican rocket scientist Juan Manuel Lozano will someday become one of just a handful of people in history to make an untethered flight with a rocket belt. And if he’s very lucky, he’ll do all this without breaking any bones-or blowing himself up.’Juan had tried his hands on everything including gyrocopters, helicopters and aerobatic planes but feels the rocket belt to be the toughest beast to tame. His tryst with his dream began at the age of seven and since than there is no looking back.
Lozano is neither a rocket scientist nor a stuntman and so are we, so lets peep into his world here and kick start your journey to space.
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Via: popsci
