• Technology

    Flight of the Jetpack

    By Posted on 7.29.2008 23 Comments

    Today marked the public debut of the Martin Jetpack, a ducted-fan-equipped personal flying vehicle that could keep pilots aloft for 30 minutes or more. Inventor Glenn Martin has been working on the jetpack—which isn't technically a "jet" pack, given the fans—for 27 years, but he has kept it secret until now. Even his son, Harrison, the 16-year-old test pilot, wasn't allowed to tell his friends that he'd been cruising around the yard back home in Christchurch, New Zealand in a revolutionary flying vehicle.

    7.30.2008 at 01:59pm - Comment by gtp3067

    This is some of the UNASSISTED video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58YXSwiyRco

  • Technology

    Flight of the Jetpack

    By Posted on 7.29.2008 23 Comments

    Today marked the public debut of the Martin Jetpack, a ducted-fan-equipped personal flying vehicle that could keep pilots aloft for 30 minutes or more. Inventor Glenn Martin has been working on the jetpack—which isn't technically a "jet" pack, given the fans—for 27 years, but he has kept it secret until now. Even his son, Harrison, the 16-year-old test pilot, wasn't allowed to tell his friends that he'd been cruising around the yard back home in Christchurch, New Zealand in a revolutionary flying vehicle.

    7.30.2008 at 01:33pm - Comment by gtp3067

    Martin showed multi flights on video monitors in his tent at EAA that had the device being flown in New Zealand with his safety guys NOT holding the guards- the video also showed it taking off with the guys not making contact- it WAS able to lift itself with a pilot without help in NZ- so I think the only reason that they made contact at EAA was for SAFETY and insurance reasons...



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