Who Is The LA Jetpack Man? A Modern Aviation Mystery
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Күн бұрынSince August 2020, various sightings of a mysterious person in a jetpack have been sighted around Los Angeles International Airport. Despite numerous attempts to find the individual, the identity of this person remaining a mystery.
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- • 4th Jetpack Sighting b...
- • Unknown person appears...
- • Pilot reports another ...
- • PILOTS REPORT A JETPAC...
- • JETPACK was flying CLO...
- • JET PACK was spotted A...
- • JETPACK GUY SPOTTED FL...
- • Video from pilot shows...
- • JET PACK was spotted a...
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0:00 Titles
0:06 Timeline Of Events
8:22 The History Of Jetpack Technology
10:51 Back To The Mystery
11:15 Theory One
13:42 Theory Two
15:22 Theory Three
17:28 Conclusion
18:25 Outro
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@mikescholz6429 22 күн бұрын
I think people are severely underestimating what a bored and talented hobbyist engineer is capable of in their spare time.
@samiirai 21 күн бұрын
most are smart enough to keep on the down low, this is taking it a bit too high
@jed-henrywitkowski6470 21 күн бұрын
@@samiirai Good one!
@DasE30Cuz 18 күн бұрын
My thought exactly. I've seen some pretty remarkable things built out of a garage. But the fuel limit and altitude is a bit more difficult to overcome for someone building a jetpack in their garage. I still think it's a mannequin-like shell packed with either lipo batteries or liquid fuel.
@TheClownfight 18 күн бұрын
Yup, ask lawn chair weather balloon guy, or Marvin heemeyer.
@mikegrizzle3014 17 күн бұрын
No shit man, I built a twin rocket powered go kart for science class in 7th grade it's not like it's rocket science or something, it's jet science! way less explosive!
@bakfixx 28 күн бұрын
The "anti-DB Cooper" trying to get back on a plane.
@brandonhoffman4712 4 күн бұрын
Is he giving money away? If so where?
@chraffis 4 күн бұрын
@@brandonhoffman4712 Well, he’s giving it to the plane. Where? In the air, man. In the air.
@Mac181 3 күн бұрын
He just got lost flying around up there for like 40 years lolo
@icegangsta5161 2 күн бұрын
Bizarro DB Cooper
@SZINNAPALM Күн бұрын
Lol
@EsplodingBomb 2 жыл бұрын
Love how the pilots sounded like they were just getting tired of this jetpack shit 🤣
@InfiniteRhombus 28 күн бұрын
lmao yeah when he gets on and is like "we just passed a guy on a jetpack" he sounded like he was at the end of his rope with this aviation bullshit
@gustavgnoettgen 27 күн бұрын
@@InfiniteRhombus "Lads, I just passed one of them airplanes again."
@sloppyoppie 25 күн бұрын
Yeah because he has dibs on the entire sky.. right. I will fly my way. Ya'lll can bicker. GOV doesn't give me permission. I give it to them.
@WindTurbineSyndrome 25 күн бұрын
Well no pilot wants their plane to go down on approach to lax with passengers because of a moron on a jetpack.
@DarkMetaOFFICIAL 24 күн бұрын
looks left. OH SONOFABITCH really?.. uggh TOWER 1. friggen jetpack man. A GAIN. i just can't anymore. crashes. 😂
@kelteckin 29 күн бұрын
He should of known going over the airport would be 5 stars immediately
@slappy8941 27 күн бұрын
Should of? 😂😂😂😂😂😂 WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Get your shit together. 😂😂😂
@gustavgnoettgen 27 күн бұрын
@@slappy8941 Your reaction isn't very sophisticated either.
@johnwhitaker545 26 күн бұрын
@@slappy8941, the surgeon general of grammar, using emoji’s as a substitute for words. 👍🏻
@christopherlewis1315 25 күн бұрын
* Should HAVE
@jamieblanche3963 25 күн бұрын
@@johnwhitaker545 I know, right? It's like being laughed at by a tabloid newspaper.
@terrormisu 2 жыл бұрын
He's just a regular guy that wanted to buy one his whole life but wasn't allowed... So he built his own
@crakkbone Ай бұрын
It’s the goddamn… Tachyon Express
@MarcillaSmith 27 күн бұрын
Leave this person alone, and just let her or him live their dream!
@crakkbone 27 күн бұрын
@@MarcillaSmith NEVER!
@B727X 25 күн бұрын
@@MarcillaSmith it's not a woman there's a reason they live longer than men
@danielray6060 24 күн бұрын
Is Elon Musk the Batman?
@Sage-Thyme 2 жыл бұрын
I think if movies have taught us anything the only reasonable course of action of whoever is perpetuating this is to hold a press conference and state unequivocally that they are Ironman.
@heathquinby229 27 күн бұрын
Elon Musk would have them killed. There can only be one Tony Stark. Highlander rules! Boy.. Elon Musk is the king of idiots.
@oakenclient 25 күн бұрын
And defeat an insane boss in a copycat iron man suit
@Fruitcupper 24 күн бұрын
...And they built it in a Man cave. 😂
@oakenclient 24 күн бұрын
@@Fruitcupper OUT OF A BOX OF SCRAPS
@heathersmeltzer3535 23 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@alden1132 22 күн бұрын
So THAT'S why we couldn't find the jetpack in GTA V!? This guy stole it!
@DarkMetaOFFICIAL 24 күн бұрын
with something this incredibly badass, safety is more of a convenience than a requirement
@deadinside8781 22 күн бұрын
I need that on a t shirt.
@redacted_____ 22 күн бұрын
I probably bet bro had trained himself before he took it for a spin buddy, this guy could be a low-key genius under our noses
@13_13k 24 күн бұрын
The altitutude is the amazing thing. And flying out over the ocean at 6000 ft is crazy. You'd have to have so much faith in your equiptment to feel safe at those altitudes.
@future5889 Күн бұрын
the fact he hasn’t done it since makes me think that he fell to his death in the ocean and they won’t find his body
@13_13k Күн бұрын
@@future5889 ---- or, there are some people who suspect it to be a large drone with some kind of mannequin strapped in. I know for faxt that there are large heavy lift drones that are able to pick up around 40 or 50 lbs dead weight off the ground and be stable in flight, at speed around 20 mph with a range of around 5-6 miles out of sight of the operator. If the drone gets out of range from the operator, the mission has already been plotted into the onboard guidance system and the drone will continue to its target, take whatever action it has been programmed to do then turn around and return home. Without assistance. But will lock back into the signal when in range and notifies the remote control device and will go "home" and even land itself. I'd imagine an R/C jetpack of pretty good size could carry a dummy that looks basically like a person. They've been using one of those dummies as Biden for the last four years. LOL
@JohnDlugosz 4 сағат бұрын
I think it's a large quadcopter with a lightweight shell shaped like a mannequin. Not actually manned, so no danger other than the great expense.
@clarewoodrow2158 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most fascinating stories I’ve come across… how the pilot said he’s just seen a jetpack and it didn’t seem to faze him one bit :’)
@larsonfamilyhouse Ай бұрын
Got to be calm
@virginiaviola5097 29 күн бұрын
Pilots see some weird sh*t up there. Another day at the office.
@Chris-lh7wj 29 күн бұрын
Makes me think he probably thought it was a drone trick or something.
@RoryOdonnell-py4om 27 күн бұрын
Yeah, that made me chuckle 😂
@RoryOdonnell-py4om 27 күн бұрын
@@virginiaviola5097 Agreed. I know that back in the day, pilots were afraid of reporting U.F.O's due to being grounded e.t.c. but I don't know if that's the same case for nowadays or not. Do you know at all??
@Irobert1115HD 29 күн бұрын
actually the engines used by all the shown jetpacks are commercialy available jet engines for RC planes. so if this is a jetpack then it could be home build.
@hugh_jasso 26 күн бұрын
Several DIY'ers have
@stevenboelke6661 25 күн бұрын
Not enough flight time. It's a drone.
@haileybalmer9722 24 күн бұрын
Cool cool. And how do they account for wind chill, extreme low temps, and a lack of oxygen?
@Irobert1115HD 24 күн бұрын
@@haileybalmer9722 well if its indeed jet powered then i would actually guess that its a very large drone where most of the ''body'' is a large fuel tank. the tech for that is quite old actually. and yes it was already possible to get RC vehicles to such hights duirng the early 2000.
@samrichards8609 23 күн бұрын
Really? How u know.? Sounds like someting the JPM might know. Not really.
@dandelionveins 2 жыл бұрын
The casual way they use his nickname over the radio made me giggle. Thanks for including the audio snips of those! You always delve into tangential information concisely and YES I didn’t know I wanted the history of jetpack tech but I DID👍🏻
@russellst.martin4255 27 күн бұрын
Skunk Works isn't slang, it's a division of Lockheed
@borislugosi54 24 күн бұрын
True, but the term has evolved into slang to describe similar type projects/research.
@soggybiscotti8425 23 күн бұрын
Yeah I dunno where he got that idea. It's nothing to do with any sort of slang.
@soggybiscotti8425 23 күн бұрын
@borislugosi54 no, it hasn't at all. They habe just dine some defence contract jobs, just like basically every other aviation company. It's not slang for anything. The dude is just completely wrong and didn't do his research. Clearly thought he knew something and atates it as fact but was mistaken.
@borislugosi54 23 күн бұрын
@@soggybiscotti8425 Indeed it has become a slang term and not just specific to Lockheed Martin program. That's how language works. Guarantee you use words that are specific to one thing that have become a generalized term. Q tip being an easy one to reference. Q tip is a brand name that has become synonymous with a style of cotton swab
@ShannonDove-sy7ye 23 күн бұрын
@@borislugosi54 or "weed eater", another example
@lambo1diablo1 2 жыл бұрын
I can think of only one man wealthy and stupid enough to do this: Tom Cruise.
@joerogers9413 2 жыл бұрын
I'd say it was Harrison Ford...but he didn't crash. : )
@surfside75 2 жыл бұрын
Gold🤣
@-CmonMeow 27 күн бұрын
think he stores it at the house of Scientology
@kristopherguilbault5428 24 күн бұрын
Musk
@RIVALContentJammerz 24 күн бұрын
Tony Stark
@Staubsaugaer 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, just wanted to let you know that I LOVE the inclusion of exact source videos in your own project. It's so clear to read, great for context and doesn't get in the way.
@AmaanAAAA 29 күн бұрын
I like to think this is what Santa does in the off season.
@ShadoHHR 12 күн бұрын
😄
@user-rg6um2ri1x 4 күн бұрын
He must be testing new gear he received from the government.
@NemFX Ай бұрын
ROCKETMAN. Burning out his fuse out here alone~
@EMS.WildlandFire.TreeClimber. 25 күн бұрын
Could be Major Tom
@generalmarkmilleyisbenedic8895 25 күн бұрын
Could be a starman
@sergeantsonso3490 24 күн бұрын
It's a song
@Anon_Spartan 22 күн бұрын
Rocket. Man. Burning out. His fuel. Out there. Alone!
@beedalton9675 19 күн бұрын
Buck Roger's lol
@markmiller6402 27 күн бұрын
I think it’s entirely possible for a guy to build his own jet pack. Yes, he’d have to be smart and have a few quid, but he wouldn’t need to be Tony Stark rich. I’m sure some of those guys that build their own radio controlled jet fighters would have the knowledge and kit to do it
@janemiettinen5176 27 күн бұрын
I was thinking along the same lines; more handy and more time you have available, less money is acquired. He couldve bought second hand RC mini-jets, refurbished them or repurposed them from something else, something discarded. Humans have always wanted to fly like birds, I totally get why someone would do this.
@YouMustbeJoking852 23 күн бұрын
Have to look at timing also. This was NFT/Crypto time. Lots of people had money to burn
@Schemez-16vhiphopbeatz 22 күн бұрын
True
@volatilesky 22 күн бұрын
That's exactly how gravity industries started, with a guy combining multiple rc jet engines. It's a lot of work but not in the realm of the ultra rich.
@VENZUL0 22 күн бұрын
I've known a few guys like this and they're usually as responsible as they are intelligent and wouldn't be testing their idea anywhere near an active airspace. Maybe a one time mistake but not repeatedly pressing their luck playing chicken with 747s. The fact that it's been seen multiple times at a high profile airport tells me that maybe it's testing our ability or willingness to react to it.
@ericdelmar2618 2 жыл бұрын
I have a few pics of a jetpack man, flying very high over the New Jersey shore during the dawn hour, August, 2018. I was taking pics with a long tele lens, I heard the craft, noting the unusual sound of the engine source, and directed my 400mm lens skyward. I know what I saw wasn't an electric drone or a small engine as you'd find on an RC plane; the sound was too distinctly different to be some hobbyist prank. The pilot had on an oversized suit, and there was a big pack on his back. He was also flying for a while. I saw him heading north, and a few minutes later saw him flying south. Totally unexplainable to me.
@Spektator 2 жыл бұрын
That’s amazing - would you be able to share them? Feel free to send over via email if you wish - spektatorchannel@gmail.com
@ericdelmar2618 2 жыл бұрын
@@Spektator Sent, and thanks.
@janemiettinen5176 27 күн бұрын
So, there could be two jet dudes? Or he moved from NJ to CA at some point, since yours was before these ones. Was your sighting also near an airport? Or flightpath? Im not familiar enough with US geography.. Can you guesstimate the length of your sighting and how high he was? Hella weird anyway, I say this as a hobby photographer and astronomer myself. Im somewhat familiar on what goes on in the sky, but jetpack people are new to me!
@jaredwilliams2357 27 күн бұрын
@@janemiettinen5176Could just be road tripping to not do it in one area too long
@ianmurdoch6247 25 күн бұрын
New military tech?
@vernefits1953 Ай бұрын
Drone theory sound plausible
@cawcreator 28 күн бұрын
It was CJ
@BalthazarMyrrh70 24 күн бұрын
Just not that junk they showed. That wouldn't climb 500'.😅
@redacted_____ 22 күн бұрын
@@cawcreator cj has traveled through a black hole and managed to spawn Into our world
@WackyEncapsulatedFruitCup 12 күн бұрын
I think there's a few commercial drones for sale that can reach a mile up. If someone made their own, it would only be limited to what they used to build it with.
@mi5iu491 7 күн бұрын
or just a baloon. its definatley a man in a jetpack flying 3k feet while going to and from a airport,,,, they cant go that high or that far. they can fly for a few minutes at most. if DARPA and these entertainment companies cant do this its definitely not a guy working out of his garage like some gullible ppl think.....its not a "board engineer" its a drone with a baloon or just a baloon like that haloween display that looked just like it. the fbi already pretty much said it was a baloon with 99% certainty
@askinperson2839 2 жыл бұрын
It's 100% a hollow human shape on a drone. This is a really clever and dangerous prank. Underrated channel btw
@assadsmagicalmysterytour Ай бұрын
I don’t think there’s many drones that can reach 3,000 feet on the market ATM
@rodneysteen3646 Ай бұрын
380 mph?
@crakkbone Ай бұрын
It definitely isn’t “100%”, unless this person is you and this is some sort of confession. It’s so stupid this is the first comment, you absolute muppet. And you’re bad at math.
@comtruise402 29 күн бұрын
Nah dude it was actually me on my jet pack. My wife was shouting at me so I decided to fly for a bit to clear my head. I didn’t mean to startle those pilots.
@gonelucid 29 күн бұрын
There are guys with jetpacks like this.. one died flying in dubai
@Pi3XXAX 2 жыл бұрын
Man you have one of the best narration, presentation and animation I have seen here. Loved the video and the black theme colors you used. I also loved that it is well timed video. I am already a subscriber and i hope to see you grow more and more. Best of luck to you :)
@GenX-Grampa 8 ай бұрын
A drone 6 miles off the ocean? I guess if they flew it from a boat. But why if they had no idea that a plane would even see them? IDK. Maybe someone built a drone that they can fly in/on, make more sense.
@SlickArmor 25 күн бұрын
Or it has cameras and GPS. 😅😅
@lexheath8276 3 күн бұрын
RC gear on the HAM frequencies allow a range of around 23 miles, or to the line of sight range.
@glennjames7107 Ай бұрын
I don't know, if the manni quin only has an 8 minute runtime, it may theoretically be capable of flying up to 6000 ft agl, but I'm pretty sure it would take much longer for it to climb to that altitude than 8 minutes. Remember, it not only has to have enough battery capacity to reach these altitudes, but enough to bring it back down also. If someone managed to get a done up there and it were to run out of battery, it would fall to earth. Being that it was sighted over LA, a densely populated urban area, it would have been found quickly. That is if it didn't injure someone, or damage property upon crashing to the ground. The latter of which is more probable than not, which would only lead to it being found quicker.
@Madeleine_des_Esseintes 2 жыл бұрын
I love how unfazed the pilots sound. Guy with a jetpack flying right above your airplane? Mh, that's mildly interesting. And as always: top-notch research, narration, and editing. Your channel really deserves to blow up!
@St.Linguini_of_Pesto 2 жыл бұрын
Their job is very tense.. they must keep a cool head to get the aircraft back to ground safely & with all aboard alive & well. Hmm, the first person I think of when I hear the phrase "Rocket Man" is the one & only Sir Elton.
@SpicyTexan64 28 күн бұрын
@@St.Linguini_of_Pestotheir job isn't tense to them because they're well trained to handle unexpected situations
@squibbelsmcjohnson 26 күн бұрын
They see wild shit like not of this world... Most they never talk about so that's nothing
@MrKrewie 28 күн бұрын
We all cheer for you jetpack man, fulfill your dreams
@rprince418 22 күн бұрын
Not if he gets himself or someone else killed.
@MrKrewie 22 күн бұрын
@@rprince418 relax man
@redacted_____ 22 күн бұрын
I hope that mad lad is living well
@malazan6004 2 жыл бұрын
This must be extremely common based on how casual the pilots are
@teijaflink2226 20 күн бұрын
Like, ugh not that guy again.
@samanthazeiger1553 2 жыл бұрын
The guy in the fifth sighting sounded SO annoyed that he saw the thing.
@LexipMedia 2 жыл бұрын
Having some lone inventor designing and building an advanced jetpack makes a nice story, but the only way I see that happening is: 1) engineer who quit or retired from aeronautical firm - best would be if he had worked for one of the two jetpack companies. 2) he is independently wealthy - which means he had a lot of stock options at his former employer, or he inherited it, OR he's working for someone wealthy 3) has a hidden place in the hills to launch and land at . Problems with this: 1) Flying around LA has got him noticed. IF he bought six turbojet engines at one time any time in the recent past, someone should remember them being ordered by an entity that is not a recognized aircraft research firm. 2) Hard to find a place anywhere near LA you could land and take off without being noticed even if you made the jetpack completely silent 3) Since he has not been noticed flying elsewhere in LA, his base is probably close to KLAX. Which leads to: 1) It's more likely a drone/mannequin combination. 2) best way to hide takeoff/landing location is roof of high building 3) It has to be near KLAX due to range issues I'd look for a high building near KLAX, probably a residential building with insecure roof access, where the perpetrator could be a resident or the building manager; OR an office building where they could be a tenant or building maintenance worker.
@Spektator 2 жыл бұрын
Really well thought out! If I ever make it to LA myself I just know I'd have to look for him...
@LexipMedia 2 жыл бұрын
@@Spektator The trouble with finding him is the long interval between appearances. Otherwise I'd suggest pointing cameras at the tops of a few tall buildings and waiting.
@deluego3603 2 жыл бұрын
a mannequin drone wouldnt need to be releasing pressurized gas as it appears to do so in the video.
@rudy1999 2 жыл бұрын
@@deluego3603 Yep, that's a person flying that thing for sure with real engines.
@glennjames7107 Ай бұрын
Launching from a high rooftop would definitely lessen the chance of being heard or seen. Even still, those turbines have got to be pretty loud. Then again, maybe this is the reason for the flights being in the vicinity of LAX ? If you think about it, being near to a busy airport would be the least likely place anyone would notice, or pay attention to the noise generated by a jet engine. Around an airport like LAX the sounds of jet engines are near constant, to a point we don't even pay attention to them when near. It would be much easier to takeoff without being noticed near LAX. By people on the ground anyway.
@samanthazeiger1553 2 жыл бұрын
Your videos keep getting better and better. I love love love the into with the original sightings. You know just when to add in outside footage or audio. Your editing is so clean. I love it all
@gmacka6333 25 күн бұрын
Crazy that you not only have to deal with bugs on the windshield, birds and now jet pack men. Lol😂
@We_all_die 28 күн бұрын
Send a helicopter to go looking for a jet pack - brutal
@sof6919 2 жыл бұрын
The editing in this video is insane! Can’t believe how no one knows who he is still?!
@sandrafaith 2 жыл бұрын
You just keep getting better and better. I was riveted.
@illuminaughty4551 2 жыл бұрын
Jetpack Man could be a remote controlled mannequin by some hipster living in Silver Lake.
@Mandy7D7 2 жыл бұрын
Really great job on the graphics, details, and editing. I appreciate when a creator lists his sources and you do that too. 👍🏻
@jhenry8077 26 күн бұрын
This channel is criminally underrated.
@erikjonromnes 23 күн бұрын
Just enjoy the find… it’s a Diamond in the rough.
@AnnaKin 2 жыл бұрын
Jetpack Man will finally land and remove the bodysuit.... to reveal Samus. It was a Jetpack Woman all along.
@CB-ke7eq Ай бұрын
That's my favorite Queensryche song btw.
@bogus69 25 күн бұрын
you should be a writer for marvel studios 😂
@B727X 25 күн бұрын
No. There's a reason women live longer
@generalmarkmilleyisbenedic8895 24 күн бұрын
@@B727Xwhat is your purpose Of spamming this across all comments?
@B727X 24 күн бұрын
@@generalmarkmilleyisbenedic8895 did it on 2 man
@VDavis13 2 жыл бұрын
Your content is great, fantastical presentations executed impeccably. This channel will be extremely successful, I look forward to sharing it with others. Congratulations and good luck on your endeavors.
@erikandersson8465 2 жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyable video. Branching out to covering weird stuff is a good idea. Algorithm requirements fulfilled :)
@Thizlamic 26 күн бұрын
FYI as a guy who used to work LITERALLY across the runway tunnel from LAX on Sepulveda...There is a TON of Aerospace down there. Boeing/ Northrup Grumman/ NASA/ the LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE no one talks about lol ...its probably one of the egg heads side projects
@WindTurbineSyndrome 25 күн бұрын
Yes most aerospace have huge properties in Redondo Beach. At night huge covered convoys travel up PCH to the huge buildings offloaded from Long Beach ships (probably.)
@13_13k 24 күн бұрын
I grew up in the neighborhood that LAX is located, Westchester, and the whole area since WWII has been aerospace from Santa Monica, Culver City, Westchester, Inglewood Hawthorne, El Segundo, Redondo, Gardena, Torrance, everything from fighter planes, helicopters, missiles, rockets, satellites, bombs all manufactured and designed.
@hugh_jasso 26 күн бұрын
13:55 Skunk Works isn't a slang term, it's an actual company that develops military aircraft.
@TheCrazyMoparDude68 23 күн бұрын
No, you are wrong. It is actually a common slang word used within many engineering companies, especially those companies in the aerospace, military aviation, and military technology. It describes a department of specialists that develop new technology without having to report through the normal “chain of command”. Meaning they can continue to work on their projects without having to report to the bosses every step of the way and can get the project done much quicker. And these groups are comprised of the best and brightest of the companies and tend to work on classified technology. And there is no company called Skunk Works either. There is a division of Lockheed Martin that is called the Skunk Works, but it isn’t a separate company all,of it’s own. The division was first called Lockheed Advanced Project Development Division and was formed during WW2 and was before Lockheed merged with Martin Aviation. The name was “changed” to Skunk Works when they were working on the P-80 Shooting Star and had a large circus tent set up near a plastic company in which they did most of their work in. The tent was close enough to the plastic manufacturer that the smell from the various chemicals would waft into the tent and stay resulting in the tent having a really horrible smell inside. The terrible smell made the R&D workers think about the Skonk Works factory that was in the Lil Abner comic strip and soon they began to refer to that tent as the Skunk Works. And the name stuck and eventually Lockheed started using that name in place of the advance development department. Although I believe the official name of the department is still Lockheed Martins Advance Development Department, Skunk Works is just easier to say. Now the term Skunk Works is used to describe any small and dedicated team of R&D engineers/scientists that works on special or secret projects without direct oversight of the higher ups.
@DianaMarieSix Ай бұрын
Thank you for covering this. Love your channel.
@Talkingwithfamouspeople Ай бұрын
Just found your channel. Great work. Underappreciated for sure.
@crakkbone Ай бұрын
Me too, isn’t he great!?
@kcism3239 23 күн бұрын
Jetpack man knows what tree to climb, try that over area 51
@TheOneAndOnlySatan 17 күн бұрын
Sefa3 suspend you before you know it.. or ever know
@peteranthony3134 2 жыл бұрын
Whats the problem with a man flying around in a jetpack?
@johnopalko5223 2 жыл бұрын
Nothing, as long as he stays out of controlled airspace.
@rrh2918 25 күн бұрын
I want one
@trentvlak 7 күн бұрын
I like how ATC didn't even question the first pilot's assessment, just took him seriously 100%.
@JohnDlugosz 4 сағат бұрын
People say it _looks_ like a person in a jet pack, from a great distance. It could be an ordinary drone, with a lightweight shell in the shape of a person.
@ActuallyHoudini 21 күн бұрын
this would be my dad if he wasn't afraid of heights. the other week i walked in on him doodling on some craft paper, i looked over and it was a makeshift blue print for a WW1-era tank made with second hand car parts. my dad's a self-taught engineer who went to graphic design school in the 80s. the only thing that stops him from doing these things is that he'll spend more time complaining than doing.
4 күн бұрын
Drawing and building are different things.
@ActuallyHoudini 4 күн бұрын
usually someone draws up plans before they build things, that's usually how being a graphic designer and engineer is. my dad does in fact build things. why does him drawing plans first negate that?
@threepe0 2 күн бұрын
“Ww1-era tank made with second hand car parts” I mean, these are words, sure, but whether they make any sense? I am incredibly doubtful
@dimitrib.7500 28 күн бұрын
A comment to support such an amazing channel
@striderwhiston9897 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, never heard of you or jetpack man before! subscribed!
@barrettabney 3 күн бұрын
This was a military member in training. These jetpacks are used by Navy Seals, Delta Force and all special forces. And there are several military bases with Special Forces training in California. So quit thinking it's anyone but the military. That's why you won't discover who it really is.
@JasonGio90 24 күн бұрын
It's not a jet pack. It's the jellyfish UAP.
@gonufc 2 жыл бұрын
Skunkworks isn't a slang term for "Secret projects" it's an actual R&D factory for Lockheed Martin.
@sentinel76 2 жыл бұрын
It is the nickname for Lockheed Martin's R&D division but in the context that Mayman used it, Mayman intended it to mean a secret aviation project by reference to Lockheed Martin.
@inspiredunease 2 жыл бұрын
Skunkworks has come to have the first meaning due to the second: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_Works
@clayz1 20 күн бұрын
Nicely done video. Every chapter was expertly done and the music was just right. The story was interesting too. Thanks.
@user-vt2zx5nh3c 2 күн бұрын
This is only an expensive venture to some who is academically minded but to someone with the brain with natural ability to mechanical engineering could build this from scrap. Some people have crazy natural talent
@edaturk7529 2 жыл бұрын
👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 As always mate-Great stuff!! 🥰😁🎉
@dombaker6210 27 күн бұрын
I was on approach to 24R and heard an aircraft ahead call it in, then we were warned about it. We saw it a just over a mile from touchdown south of the centreline. Very much looked like a drone with a hollow mennequin under it. Very lifeless and stiff. Assuming there is only one jetpack man, i would have to say, it throughly looked like a drone in the way it moved and the mannequin was hanging straight down quite unnaturally.
@WindTurbineSyndrome 25 күн бұрын
Dangerous prankster.
@TravellinOn2010 23 күн бұрын
There was another one that was waving to the passengers on a 747.
@catweasle5737 27 күн бұрын
Just came across your channel. I like the info and narration. Well done. Subscriber now.
@LarryParamedic1 25 күн бұрын
Your channel just happened to be a random popup. It was fantastic, great information and very well told, not to long or not to short either. Thank You for posting.
@corneliusblasterbox 2 жыл бұрын
here before 5k subs. This channel is gonna pop off in no time 💪🏾
@crakkbone Ай бұрын
It’s been two years 😭😭😭 Edit: he should have a million!
@alain_laroche 2 жыл бұрын
Very well done. Thanks!
@BobbyGeneric145 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video production quality. New sub.
@WindTurbineSyndrome 25 күн бұрын
Your channel randomly popping up on my feed July 2024. Watched. Good job.
@amandariddell1650 2 жыл бұрын
Another Awesome presentation, well done That's really got me thinking 🤔 Who, what, why ??
@Spektator 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your support!
@CaseNumber00 2 жыл бұрын
About the "no body hearing any sounds from a loud jetjack in use" Much of the area, on certain sides, around LAX have no people walking around especially if you get a few miles away from LAX and the hotels. However, some areas are are quite busy.
@janemiettinen5176 27 күн бұрын
If his base is near enough to the airport, his noises would be masked by planes. Nobody would notice. My other theory is his base being on the sea, but that might be too far, same as the desert. Somebody said it could be on roof of tall building, but it would have to be inhabited (top floors at least) at certain times to go unnoticed.
@mattebones 14 сағат бұрын
His name is Carl Johnson. He also owns a Harrier Jet that's parked on top of his garage.
@airthrowDBT Ай бұрын
Im impressed the Chinese pilots knew the English word for jetpack!
@Irobert1115HD Ай бұрын
well known piece of hardware. might even be possible that the chinese word sounds near identical to the english word. or that the chinese just adopted the word into their own language.
@airthrowDBT Ай бұрын
@@Irobert1115HD It's not a common word and those guys' english both sounded very poor, thus my surprise.
@airthrowDBT Ай бұрын
@@Irobert1115HD I think you're right that they just say "jetpack" in Chinese.
@janemiettinen5176 27 күн бұрын
Word travels fast in aviation, when something odd, embarrassing or super cool happens, aircrews seem to know about it in no time :)
@Irobert1115HD 27 күн бұрын
@@janemiettinen5176 the jetpack was actually an ofshoot of the bell X1 programm. well the first one.
@lastofmygeneration 10 ай бұрын
Quality work!
@EmmettConrecode 3 күн бұрын
Willfully endangering the public is a long prison sentence crime.
@khimarra 2 жыл бұрын
This is a fun one!
@somenygaard 26 күн бұрын
Jetpack Aviation’s website says “price available on request” that sounds like they are for sale to anyone with the funds.
@WindTurbineSyndrome 25 күн бұрын
Let FAA get names of all owners and interview them to figure out who is the LAX flyby idiot.
@Fruitcupper 24 күн бұрын
In a small unassuming garage, and a wooded area, Jetpack Bro's dream was lifting off! What if he got recruited on the modern teck?
@Rahviel80 17 күн бұрын
These big foot are getting clever now days
@tonyfourpaws4511 24 күн бұрын
same thing was spotted in mexico over 15 years ago in mexico...
@dntfrthreapr 23 күн бұрын
where was it spotted?
@BananaPhoPhilly 18 күн бұрын
@@dntfrthreapr in mexico
@dda4683 13 күн бұрын
@@BananaPhoPhilly😂😂
@rabbitterrain 2 жыл бұрын
"my backpack has jets, I'm Boba tha Fett"
@XtianApi 14 күн бұрын
Jetpack person. Aliens:"let's make our ships look like humans. I found this Ironman documentary. Apparently they are common and will ignore it"
@talkswithravens982 9 күн бұрын
I worked for a private rocket company in Southern California in the 80s and 90s. We all called ourselves, and others like us, a “skunk works”. It was used as slang to mean any small group of people, developing aerospace tech, very quickly and in a low cost manner. It doesn’t just mean the Lockheed Research Group, although that’s where the name comes from. We dreamed we could be as successful as the original group. Didn’t work out that way… Also, I had a full set of blueprints for the original jet pack that you can see in an early James Bond film. In the late 60s and 70s, you would see it demonstrated at US Navy air shows, like where the Blue Angels flew. It runs on high strength hydrogen peroxide (70-90%). Very difficult and dangerous stuff to make and to work with. The hydrogen peroxide you buy for first aid is at 3%. The jet pack had about 15 seconds of fuel. I’m sure that the modern versions are using a better fuel.
@johnwhitaker545 26 күн бұрын
It’s not really that far fetched that someone out there has a homemade jet back(I meant jet pack)
@VENZUL0 22 күн бұрын
My fav Beatles song.
@johnwhitaker545 22 күн бұрын
@@VENZUL0 holy shit! You got me there 🤣🤣🤣
@TheTuttle99 12 күн бұрын
I appreciate the honesty but just correct the typo. You don't leave in a grammatical error for sake of transparency.
@Jdoom13 26 күн бұрын
Skunk works is not "slang" it's a division of the Lockheed Martin Corporation
@GuruAndrey 3 күн бұрын
I smashed the like button as soon as i heard "Only in LA"
@nopointshorts5373 28 күн бұрын
That one pilot sounded like welp I gotta say this crazy thing but jetpack man sighted haha
@HeavensGremlin 2 жыл бұрын
Occam's Razor indicates that this will turn-out to be an inflatable helium-filled drone in the shape of a man. The simplest explaniations are always the most likely. 6,000' is WAY to high for a manned version.
@nipps223 2 жыл бұрын
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@fmulder6564 2 жыл бұрын
6000 ft is too high for a human? Are you forgetting about the guy who skydived from 145,000 feet? With a breathing apparatus and protective suit there's no reason they couldn't go to 6000 ft.
@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman 6 ай бұрын
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@onbearfeet Ай бұрын
6000 feet is surprisingly doable. There are mountains around LA taller than that, and people go camping at that elevation for fun. I did it as a child. As long as you try to set a world record in the 100-meter dash while you're up there, it's fine.
@Tomdatruth Ай бұрын
@onbearfeet surely flying thru the freezing air would have a different affect on the body then static at that altitude
@MisterApol Ай бұрын
Anybody know where Jamie Hyneman was during these sightings :-) ?
@davecue2 14 күн бұрын
I saw a jet pack man right off of Venice beach in LA back around 1996. He descended from high to low and flew out to sea. Someone has some money and some serious tech and no fear. Normal jet packs don’t fly this high or fast.
@teijaflink2226 20 күн бұрын
A jetpack man or a prank someone is clearly having too much time and fun, good for him.
@Kendro311 27 күн бұрын
This reminds me of the time I was flying around with my jetpack and everyone freaked out. I mainly fly around Appalachia but when I crank her up to max speed (around Mach 20), coastlines can come up quick on ya.
@Joypyf 2 жыл бұрын
This is extremely interesting 🧐
@FureyinHD 12 күн бұрын
I think you are grossly overestimated how hard it is to build a jetpack. 'Gravity' was just some smart bankers messing around with model gas turbines, they got flying pretty quick. I'm an aviation engineer and could definitely make one in my garage. Theres lots of people with my level of knowledge and finances.
@volvo09 7 күн бұрын
Yeah each of those model engines makes like 60+ lbs of thrust. Fuel usage is high, but you can certainly do it, and that's exactly what "gravity" used with their jet suit.
@dandelionveins 2 жыл бұрын
I’m leaning towards the drone mannequin thing because it’s hilarious and a lot of things are done just for shits n giggles🤷🏻
@KidFresh71 2 жыл бұрын
Your channel is so intriguing with high production value. Subscribed! You should have a million times more subscribers.
@loganm2766 25 күн бұрын
Your channel is so underrated man
@Carson_Van_McUber 4 күн бұрын
I love how the one guy refers to him as Iron man.
@DisasterthonTrueHorror 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, top quality editing
@Vamperict. 2 жыл бұрын
alexa, play jetpack joyride theme
@TheClownfight 18 күн бұрын
In the early to mid 80s, the motorcycle cop show 'chips' had a storyline about a bank robber who used a jetpack Pretty great idea
15 күн бұрын
I've seen someone fly a jetpack once and it was incredible, they basically just started at the top of a tall structure and flew down to land and only being in the air maybe 15 seconds but that was enough to glimpse what the future could be. Unfortunately later found out it was faked a wire and the jet pack was just used for steering around a lil bit before "landing" but hey i was little and it still looked amazing at the time.
@rdy2dstry 2 жыл бұрын
i think the answer is stated at 13:53, drones with a mannequin or some light human shaped object on it
@daveeverett3169 2 жыл бұрын
but at 5,000 feet a drone would require much power and consumer drones are limited to 400 feet. they can be modded sure but 5k is just insane for a drone that's less than human sized, but i do agree it's the most likely case. might be some weird military tech going on here
@fiyahspinnah 2 жыл бұрын
That is not a Jack Skellington balloon hahaha
@KyzoFox 19 күн бұрын
This is what extremely intelligent, talented people do when they’re very bored I don’t blame them to be honest
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