Jetpack helps soldiers run faster | ASU Research
The team tested the 4MM on Alexander Chapin. Chapin can run a 200-meter time trial in 28 seconds. With the 4MM, he ran it in 25 seconds despite the extra added 11 pounds strapped onto his back. “Over trials over a 200-meter distance, we definitely saw a decrease in time and a decrease in metabolic cost, the amount of energy required for a person to run at high speeds,” Kerestes said. When the team had Chapin run the mile with the jetpack, he shaved 18 seconds off his usual time, from 5 minutes, 20 seconds to 5 minutes, 2 seconds.
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