Hmmm

On their site they have basic info on the 200k+ 'consumer' model they are talking about, a projected range of 43k on 19 litres of presumably superfuel hardly seems economical.

Nice way to beat traffic though ;)

oh yes..

there is a god

OMFG coooooll

"One Jetpack Per Child" project?

No question it's a cool concept, but I would imagine something like this would introduce a s***load of new accidents and new ways to rob people and commit crimes.

100 metres up... jetpack failure = splat

Or throttle gets stuck wide open... you'd be gawn


You'd wanna have some kind of emergency parachute before you went too crazy.

this would introduce a s***load of new accidents and new ways to rob people and commit crimes.

Wow, of all the many reasons not to make jetpacks, surely this is at the bottom of the list

They look pretty cool! Pretty much every time I walk somewhere I think how much more awesome it would be to be able to fly there.

Surely they'd be banned almost instantly in most shire councils..

At 200k each, how many do you expect to see, EVER! I'd have one in a snap, if they where affordable.

Estimated Flight Time: 9 minutes
Estimated Distance: 27 miles
Estimated Speed: 83 mph.
Estimated Max Height: 250ft
Max Pilot Weight: 180 lbs.
Fuel: Jet-A fuel
Fuel Capacity: 5.0 gallons.
Power Plant: T-73 turbine engine
Retail Price: $200,000, includes training JPIC
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but only if it had wireless access right trog

DVD players were like 2 grand when they came out, now they're cheaper than the f***ing discs...

this would introduce a s***load of new accidents and new ways to rob people and commit crimes.

if someone mugged me via jetpack i wouldnt even be mad

You'd be, 'I just got mugged.. by a dude in jetpack.. that is so totally cool, wish I could do that.'

would soo use it to go pick up milk from the corner store