An innovative personal flying vehicle tests successfully and gives renewed hope for a Jetsons-like future.
For years the Martin Jetpack has stayed just a few feet off the ground, invoking frequent suspicion about its true abilities. Well, today that all changed [video] with the first climb test in New Zealand (with weighted crash-test dummy) reaching over 5,000 feet above sea level. The emergency parachute test was also a success. Kiwis can indeed fly.
A huge crowd turned out for its debut at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture fair in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and cheered when the Martin Jetpack team unveiled one of the two prototypes on hand. Martin talked of his Jetson-fueled inspiration, and his desire to build something that's both safe and capable - something that anyone, not just a skilled pilot, could use.
And although Martin says they're not done perfecting it, the machine is on sale now. For $100,000, you could have a jetpack of your own.
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