“A New Zealand outfit called Martin Aircraft Company is going to start selling commercial jetpacks for about $75,000. They’re 200-horsepower dual-propeller packs that can “reach heights of up to 2,400 metres and top speeds of 60mph” and don’t require a pilot’s license. Look for pill food and robot butlers soon.”Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
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Grab your own personal jetpack for only $75,000
The Mythbusters might not have been able to build their own working jetpack but Martin Aircraft will sell you one for under $100,000, though shipping from New Zealand might be expensive. The jetpack won’t require a pilots license right now, but if they start selling many of these the chances are quite good that some regulations will be put in place. In the mean time you can hit heights of up to 2,400 metres and top speeds of 60mph according to Martin Aircraft. You can see some pictures of it at MAKE:Blog.
