First commercial jetpack is 'just months away'

[synchromesh]

First commercial jetpack is 'just months away' after record-breaking seven-minute test flight

Edited April 17, 2011 by synchromesh

[Teljkon]

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Edited December 19, 2021 by Teljkon

[synchromesh]

It's still a pretty good upgrade for what it was in 2008...

After completing a gruelling seven-minute outside test flight, the longest ever by a jetpack, the world’s first commercial rocketman suit could be just months from hitting the shelves.

Reaching death-defying altitudes of more than 100ft, the Martin Jetpack's flight last week brought 40 years of development near to a conclusion and the dreams of millions achingly close to reality.

At its unveiling at a U.S. airshow in 2008, the aircraft did not go higher than 6ft - an arm's reach from a watchful ground crew - or fly for longer than 45 seconds.

[Psylo]

I'm sure that in the 1981 Newtown v Parramatta rugby league grand final there was a guy who used one to fly into the stadium. Then again, I was so young, it could have all been smoke and mirrors. Anyone else remember this?

[Gunter]

was it is the same tech, or was the older pack you saw the hydrogen-peroxide one that used silver mesh?

sort of a chemical rocket pack... not very feasible for commercial application

[DarkSpark]

The theory may be old but there hasn't really been a practical working option. This looks really promising. That thing would need some serious fail safes to stop it spiraling people to their death.

I find the fact they have pretty much fit two small airplane props into a backpack unit awesome. And now they have a working solid base to build off the technology will explode and move forward at incredible rates. Can't wait to see future developments.

[synchromesh]

It'll happen.

[Sonny Jim]

fark! That would be scary as hell. I won't one!

[Psylo]

was it is the same tech, or was the older pack you saw the hydrogen-peroxide one that used silver mesh?

sort of a chemical rocket pack... not very feasible for commercial application

 

My memory is understandably dim on the subject, it was 30 years ago, and I can't find any detail on the internet about it.