NickDG 23 #1 February 27, 2010 I, and probably many others my age, became fascinated by Jet Pack type personnel flight since reading Dick Tracy comics as kids. Then I actually saw one as a young boy at the New York World's Fair in 1964. I didn't think much about jet packs again until 2002 when an Elsinore skydiving friend of mine made headlines, not for flying a jet pack, but for kidnapping the inventor of one. If you're an Elsinore old timer you'll remember Chris Wentzel. If not just pretend that tomorrow you awoke to the news that Skymama stuck up a Brink's Armored truck! That how stunning the news was to me. I knew Chris all through the late 70s and 80s as a great jumper, camera guy, and Hollywood stuntman. He was also funny as hell often having us laughing our butts off on the DZ. I still can't believe he got involved in this. Of course there's another skydiving connection to jet packs as Troy Widgery, a former Perris jumper, and owner of "GO FAST" is building jet packs too. Anyway check out this fellow in Mexico and how he's advancing jet pack technology. If you think not a lot technology comes out of Mexico this fellow will change your mind. He's very impressive: http://www.motherboard.tv/2010/2/26/jetpacks-this-mexican-inventor-s-been-making-them-for-years--2 Here's an early Bell Labs model Jet Pack, like the one I saw at the '64 World's Fair, flying at Disneyland in 1966: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4dzs5_rocketman_tech Here's Chris Wentzel's story: He received seven years in prison while his partner in the crime was sentenced to life. Chris should be getting out about now. I hope he still has his sense of humor! http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20021013/ai_n12580444/ NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Anvilbrother 0 #2 February 27, 2010 Quote The rival - a fellow stuntman-cum-inventor - is a police suspect in the bludgeoning murder of another man, who was involved in complex business deals over the same cursed jetpack. For some reason I can't read the first part right "stuntman-CUM-inventor"?? Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MikeJD 0 #3 March 1, 2010 Quote Here's Chris Wentzel's story: He received seven years in prison while his partner in the crime was sentenced to life. Chris should be getting out about now. I hope he still has his sense of humor! http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20021013/ai_n12580444/ That's quite a tale. Seriously nasty behaviour all round. My only disappointment in the story was that Barker didn't use the obvious device to escape his kidnappers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Butters 0 #4 March 1, 2010 Check this out ..."That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Anvilbrother 0 #2 February 27, 2010 Quote The rival - a fellow stuntman-cum-inventor - is a police suspect in the bludgeoning murder of another man, who was involved in complex business deals over the same cursed jetpack. For some reason I can't read the first part right "stuntman-CUM-inventor"?? Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #3 March 1, 2010 Quote Here's Chris Wentzel's story: He received seven years in prison while his partner in the crime was sentenced to life. Chris should be getting out about now. I hope he still has his sense of humor! http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20021013/ai_n12580444/ That's quite a tale. Seriously nasty behaviour all round. My only disappointment in the story was that Barker didn't use the obvious device to escape his kidnappers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #4 March 1, 2010 Check this out ..."That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
