Strictly Street Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh-rRzyUgQA&feature=youtu.be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Cool. Was that the full duration of its flight time though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 The article YouTube just read to me says 10 minutes of flight burning 1 gallon of kerosine per minute. More if the pilot is heavy. Still cool. Not sure why they went with kerosine jet turbines rather than simple light 2-stroke engines, but clearly there has been a lot of thought put into their design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Street Posted November 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Here is another one. It runs on a V4 200 horsepower petrol engine that drives two ducted fans and can fly for more than 30 minutes at up to 74 kilometers per hour and altitudes of up to 1000 meters. It can carry a commercial payload of up to 120 kilograms. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/25/us-australia-france-jetpack-tracked-idUSKBN0P522O20150625?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews#LAIpmYlTyQe7oK81.97 A bit pricey and a little bulky, but even so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 I watched a couple of videos on the Martin jetpack after the first one you posted. I think that is the most viable option right now, but, as expressed in the first video, it's not a "jet pack" as much as an ultra lightweight personal aircraft. A jetpack is worn. The Martin "jetpack" is a small aircraft. Semantics, perhaps, and certainly something I would look past to own one, but that's not what you picture in your head when you think "jetpack." Those 'rocket wings' can't take off from the ground. Disqualified (IMHO). But what an age we live in, right? There are competing jetpacks weighing between 100 and 250 lbs., with flight-times in the 10-30 minute range, and what appears to be quite a bit of real-world maneuverability and usefulness. Better efficiency will only lead to longer flight times, and more practical applications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Street Posted November 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 I still want my flying car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Street Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 Here's another mention of the Martin version being used by firefighters, http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/13/dubai-firefighters-jetpacks/#039;s%20no%20surprise%20that%20the%20emirate%20closed%20a%20deal%20to%20buy%2020%20jetpacks%20for%20the%20Dubai%20Civil%20Defense%20service.%20The%20packs,%20made%20by%20Martin%20Aircraft%20Company,%20will%20allow%20firefighters%20and%20first%20responders%20t Dubai firefighters could start using jetpacks to fight blazes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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