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Super Nerdy - Jet Pack or Rocket Pack

I know a while back some people convinced me that Fett's backpack was a ROCKET PACK instead of a JET PACK because it lacks an air intake that is seen on a jet engine as opposed to a rocket engine which carries its own fuel and oxygen. The argument made logical sense at the time and ever since, I have been referring to the jet pack as a rocket pack. However, looking through the essential guide to weapons and technology, they refer to an intake system and miniture turbines... now I know all of that is made up but they did positively ID the parts to a JET engine, NOT a ROCKET. Looking over the pack itself, I wonder if the toothed ring, just below the rocket is supposed to be an air intake type structure... or probably the prop designers didn't think that far ahead, but I am not wavering again on whether this is a jet pack or a jet pack. Let the nerdiness begin... what do you think?

<blockquote data-quote="Art Andrews" data-source="post: 250973" data-attributes="member: 1">Super Nerdy - Jet Pack or Rocket PackI know a while back some people convinced me that Fett&#039;s backpack was a ROCKET PACK instead of a JET PACK because it lacks an air intake that is seen on a jet engine as opposed to a rocket engine which carries its own fuel and oxygen.&nbsp; The argument made logical sense at the time and ever since, I have been referring to the jet pack as a rocket pack.&nbsp; However, looking through the essential guide to weapons and technology, they refer to an intake system and miniture turbines... now I know all of that is made up but they did positively ID the parts to a JET engine, NOT a ROCKET.&nbsp; Looking over the pack itself, I wonder if the toothed ring, just below the rocket is supposed to be an air intake type structure...&nbsp; or probably the prop designers didn&#039;t think that far ahead, but I am not wavering again on whether this is a jet pack or a jet pack.&nbsp; Let the nerdiness begin... what do you think?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Art Andrews, post: 250973, member: 1"] [b]Super Nerdy - Jet Pack or Rocket Pack[/b] I know a while back some people convinced me that Fett's backpack was a ROCKET PACK instead of a JET PACK because it lacks an air intake that is seen on a jet engine as opposed to a rocket engine which carries its own fuel and oxygen. The argument made logical sense at the time and ever since, I have been referring to the jet pack as a rocket pack. However, looking through the essential guide to weapons and technology, they refer to an intake system and miniture turbines... now I know all of that is made up but they did positively ID the parts to a JET engine, NOT a ROCKET. Looking over the pack itself, I wonder if the toothed ring, just below the rocket is supposed to be an air intake type structure... or probably the prop designers didn't think that far ahead, but I am not wavering again on whether this is a jet pack or a jet pack. Let the nerdiness begin... what do you think? [/QUOTE]

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