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    Thumbs up Jetpack to become available to public

    A company from New Zealand is going to start selling flying jetpacks commercially. Strangely enough, these real jetpacks cost $75,000, which is less than the earth-bound JetLev Flyer which we posted about yesterday.

    The Martin Aircraft Company jetpacks have about 200 HP coming out of their dual propellers. They can go up to 1.5 miles in the air and reach speeds of 60 mph. They will aim to make about 500 packs a year.

    These jetpacks were invented by Glenn Martin, who unveiled his prototype last year in July. This whole contraption weighs less than 254 lbs, so in the UK, you won’t need a pilot’s license to travel in it. It is capable of traveling 30 miles with a full tank of fuel.

    The jetpacks will be made in New Zealand, and the company says that these packs would be perfect for emergency services, as well private users and the military.
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    Jis imagine flying that thing to work, would be awesome! $75,000 is like an expensive car, about R525,000.

    Video of a guy test flying it here

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TBndcBjQFM


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    I WANT I WANT I WANT!!!! Dude can you imagine flying at 8000ft and not needing a pilots license I would have soooooo much fun with one of those
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    That would be awesome! Beat the traffic! But the fuel economy must suck...

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    That is so awesome!!!!!!

    Haha it would be flipping brilliant to zip over around town
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    Quote Originally Posted by DuncanBell View Post
    That is so awesome!!!!!!

    Haha it would be flipping brilliant to zip over around town
    Dude can you imagine the amount of reports of people saying that there is a UFO in their back garden lmao

    I just came across this
    You have to weigh less than 90kg and be over 18 years old to bid on the auction, but other than that the sky's the limit.
    Do you think that people will actually lose the necessary weight in order to fulfill their dream to fly???
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    Gonna start saving now!

    Great stuff!

    I would imagine they would lose the weight!

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    Yeah I read about this before - so awesome. I would love to travel around on a jet pack!

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    Would take like 5 minutes to get to work (instead of 20). Just fly there in a straight line over all the traffic.

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    lolz, what if something goes wrong while your up in the air O.0?

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    Lol. This is teh awesome! I probably wont get very far with it thought

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