Mar 30, 2020 · Thunderball Jet Pack Flight. The clip for today is rocket powered... That’s one way to make an exit… 007’s jet pack from Thunderball was built by Bell-Textron and originally designed for the US army – but was deemed too dangerous to use.

In 1965 a Bell Rocket Belt appeared in the James Bond movie Thunderball when James Bond played by Sean Connery used a jet pack in the pre-title sequence to escape the villains and rendezvous with his French contact.

The Jetpack is actually a Bell Rocket Belt, a fully functional rocket pack device. It was designed for use in the army, but was rejected because of its short flying time of 21-22 seconds. Powered by hydrogen peroxide, it could fly about 250m and reach a …

In the early 1960s, Bell Aerosystems built a rocket pack which it called the "Bell Rocket Belt" or "man-rocket" for the US Army, using hydrogen peroxide as fuel. This rocket belt's propulsion works with superheated water vapour. A gas cylinder contains nitrogen gas, and two cylinders containing highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide.

Mar 30, 2020 · That’s one way to make an exit… 007’s jet pack from THUNDERBALL was built by Bell-Textron and originally designed for the US army – but was deemed too dangerous to use. “You could only fly for...

Feb 19, 2019 · Chased by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. gunmen and with no way down, Bond utilises a Bell-Textron Jet Pack, a low power rocket propulsion device, to fly to his Aston Martin DB5 to make his escape.

Apr 25, 2024 · In Terence Young’s 1965 Thunderball, James Bond (played by Sean Connery) makes a quick getaway using a futuristic jetpack. Movie Poster Image Art/Getty Images. It’s May 1964, and a nervous...

Nov 5, 2024 · The jet suit, developed by inventor Richard Browning from Gravity Industries, has a ten-minute flight time and can travel up to 85mph. The jet pack is seen as ideal for mountain rescues, and reaching other previously inaccessible locations.

Mar 29, 2012 · The Bell-Textron Jet pack – or Bell Rocketbelt as it was officially known – was used during the opening scenes of the movie Thunderball. In the movie, Bond is seen trying to escape from a mansion after following Jacques Boitier there disguised as his widow.

Mar 30, 2020 · That’s one way to make an exit… 007’s jet pack from THUNDERBALL was built by Bell-Textron and originally designed for the US army – but was deemed too dangerous to use. “You could only fly for 20 seconds, then you ran out of fuel and you had nothing,” said Production Designer Ken Adam.