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Mon Sep 30th, 2013, 11:29 AM
http://www.insidehook.com/nation/martin-jetpack/
It’s 2013. AKA the future.
Weren’t we promised jetpacks?
Yep. Here you go: personal jetties from Martin Jetpack (http://martinjetpack.com/), available now for pre-order.
Why now? The New Zealand-based Martin just cleared (http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/personal-jetpack-gets-civil-aviation-authority-approval-5532588) a final regulatory/aviation hurdle for its P12 (http://martinjetpack.com/what-is-a-martin-jetpack.aspx), a Class 1 microlight “motorbike in the sky.”
About seven feet high and wide and weighing 400 pounds (http://martinjetpack.com/technical-information.aspx), the two-engine P12 is considered the world's first “practical” jetpack. As in, not ridiculous or speculative.
It runs about 30 minutes – good for around 18 miles – achieving a cruising speed of 35 MPH. It can ascend up to 5,000 vertical feet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SHPedpE70Es#t=39).
http://s2.insidehook.com/091313-martinje_1379014868.jpg (http://martinjetpack.com/video-gallery.aspx)
Thanks to cruise control, you can hover at any point.
All it needs to run: regular gasoline and a little oil. And some “basic aviation training.”
For safety’s sake (http://martinjetpack.com/safety-features.aspx), the unit features a ballistic parachute and a shock-absorbing undercarriage. And you’ll be wearing a flameproof suit (included) anyway.
Currently the P12 is restricted to non-urban airspace, with future use as a commuter vehicle “not inconceivable.” Pre-orders (http://martinjetpack.com/order-a-jetpack.aspx) start at $150,000, with military, government agencies and emergency responders cutting the line.
So if you order now, yours won’t be ready until next July.
The future’ll have to wait a bit longer.
It’s 2013. AKA the future.
Weren’t we promised jetpacks?
Yep. Here you go: personal jetties from Martin Jetpack (http://martinjetpack.com/), available now for pre-order.
Why now? The New Zealand-based Martin just cleared (http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/personal-jetpack-gets-civil-aviation-authority-approval-5532588) a final regulatory/aviation hurdle for its P12 (http://martinjetpack.com/what-is-a-martin-jetpack.aspx), a Class 1 microlight “motorbike in the sky.”
About seven feet high and wide and weighing 400 pounds (http://martinjetpack.com/technical-information.aspx), the two-engine P12 is considered the world's first “practical” jetpack. As in, not ridiculous or speculative.
It runs about 30 minutes – good for around 18 miles – achieving a cruising speed of 35 MPH. It can ascend up to 5,000 vertical feet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SHPedpE70Es#t=39).
http://s2.insidehook.com/091313-martinje_1379014868.jpg (http://martinjetpack.com/video-gallery.aspx)
Thanks to cruise control, you can hover at any point.
All it needs to run: regular gasoline and a little oil. And some “basic aviation training.”
For safety’s sake (http://martinjetpack.com/safety-features.aspx), the unit features a ballistic parachute and a shock-absorbing undercarriage. And you’ll be wearing a flameproof suit (included) anyway.
Currently the P12 is restricted to non-urban airspace, with future use as a commuter vehicle “not inconceivable.” Pre-orders (http://martinjetpack.com/order-a-jetpack.aspx) start at $150,000, with military, government agencies and emergency responders cutting the line.
So if you order now, yours won’t be ready until next July.
The future’ll have to wait a bit longer.