World's first commercially available Jetpack goes on sale

[Lunican]

World's first commercially available Jetpack goes on sale

The new Martin Jetpack is priced at $86,000 (£57,675) and is the world's first commercially available personal flying machine.

http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/world-s-first-commercially-available-jetpack-goes-on-sale-675944

[Jason]

Sign me up!

[Sportmotor]

Drunk flyers.
I want to be watching the first one with a camera

[finehoe]

Seems to be much larger than the backpack size models predicted in the 60s.

[Captain Zissou]

Hooray!!  Now time for reverse engineering and improvements like crazy!  Price and size should drop considerably within two years.

[Jason]

I wonder how loud they are.  A 200hp 2 stroke is quite the little engine.

[Lunican]

This seems like a real bad idea. People can't even drive without crashing.

[JeffreyS]

I would prefer if it did not hold you up by your crotch.

[Jason]

Thanks for pointing that out.  I think I'll remove my request for one.


These things are really good for nothing more than short sightseeing trips.  Think of it as SCUBA for the skies.

[Captain Zissou]

What about a segway for the sky??  To me it seems like another novel invention that just isn't very practical.

[urbanlibertarian]

I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly, I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly

[Sportmotor]

This seems like a real bad idea. People can't even drive without crashing.

which will lead to entertainment

[Jason]

How about jetpack jousting.

[BridgeTroll]

Guided tours soon to be found at places like Mt Rushmore, Niagra Falls, Grand Canyon etc...

[reednavy]

Kamakazi terrorists on jetpacks, coming to a city near you!