Bell Aerosystems developed this nifty hydrogen peroxide-powered “Bell Rocket Belt” for the US military in the 1960s. See it in action after the jump.

This jetpack’s propulsion works with superheated water vapour. A gas cylinder contains nitrogen gas, and two cylinders containing highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide. The nitrogen presses the hydrogen peroxide onto a catalyst, which decomposes the hydrogen peroxide into a mixture of superheated steam and oxygen with a temperature of c. 740 °C

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Bell Aerosystems developed this nifty hydrogen peroxide-powered “Bell Rocket Belt” for the US military in the 1960s. See it in action after the jump.

This jetpack’s propulsion works with superheated water vapour. A gas cylinder contains nitrogen gas, and two cylinders containing highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide. The nitrogen presses the hydrogen peroxide onto a catalyst, which decomposes the hydrogen peroxide into a mixture of superheated steam and oxygen with a temperature of c. 740 °C

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