The Martin Jetpack - Martin Aircraft Company || The Martin Jetpack
"After nearly 30 years in development, New Zealand's Martin Aircraft Company is finally gearing up to sell its jetpack: two rockets driven by a 2-liter, 200-horsepower engine that can theoretically take you as high as 8,000 feet."
"With a range of 31 miles and a maximum speed of 63 miles per hour, you'll be able to jaunt to the store at will, or to the gas station for a fill-up. That's right, Martin's jetpack uses ordinary gasoline, not jet or rocket fuel."
So it's not really a typical jet turbine per se, it's a V4 engine powering some high speed fans. But it's going to cost around $100,000 and since it falls under the Ultralight category, you won't need a pilot's license to fly one.
"After nearly 30 years in development, New Zealand's Martin Aircraft Company is finally gearing up to sell its jetpack: two rockets driven by a 2-liter, 200-horsepower engine that can theoretically take you as high as 8,000 feet."
"With a range of 31 miles and a maximum speed of 63 miles per hour, you'll be able to jaunt to the store at will, or to the gas station for a fill-up. That's right, Martin's jetpack uses ordinary gasoline, not jet or rocket fuel."
So it's not really a typical jet turbine per se, it's a V4 engine powering some high speed fans. But it's going to cost around $100,000 and since it falls under the Ultralight category, you won't need a pilot's license to fly one.
