JETPACK FOR SALE
03.09.10
The Martin Aircraft Company is releasing their $75,000 jetpack for sale to the public (demo video below). It’s 200 horsepower with a range of 30 miles per tank of regular premium gasoline. It can go as high as 8,000 feet (estimated) and as fast as 60 mph. The two rotors are 1.7 feet wide and made of a carbon/Kevlar composite. It also has redundant systems and a built-in ballistic parachute. I’m pretty sure it also cures cancer in unicorns.
Since it only weighs ~250 pounds, it doesn’t require a pilot’s license to operate in the U.S. or the U.K. The Martin Aircraft Company does require you to take their safety course before they’ll deliver the jetpack, though. Killjoys. I’m going to egg their headquarters while flying by in a bootleg jetpack, sans instructions. Hey, did you know these things can go way faster than 60 mph when you’re plummeting to the ground?
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For 75 large they better throw in a lightsaber, too!
“Nice jetpack, jerk.”
-My friend about 20 years ago when I asked him what insults we would hear in the future.
Bet they can’t do better than 120 mph, even when plummeting.
People will probably get pissed off if you try to lock that to the bike rack.
*slow clap for erswi*
I’ll settle for $75 for a pair of Heelies and a big bag of crystal meth.
Jetpack? Why would he need to pack? All his stuff is in his coffin.
I wish I could fly more than anything in the world… I’d do anything for that..
I hit the lotto last october… I’m really thinking about buyin one!!
how much is it . i have 200,000 dollars. my dad is rich
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ohhh stifflers mom ohhhh!
meh -_- for $75K this thing better have a chair to sit in. There isn’t a seat in this thing… what type of transportation is that…. I would like to see this thing fly on fumes lol
this thing better have a cup holder..
75k is a lot, but I need to get one of the these.It would be awesome.
That thing is sick but im gonna have to wait till wallmart stocks them before i can afford one lol…
Hey how about you make a jet pack the sucks in air and blows it out really fast then that will probably work and make it portable not huge like that one
@Tyler- Wow, that was a stupid comment. First of all, all jetpacks (all motors period but this type is only for the turbine engine) suck in air and blow them out… That’s how they fly without wings and forward velocity to create lift. Second off all, I’m not sure how you plan on creating some type of forced induction or lift without a motor to create it? That’s why the jetpack is large! That is the smallest motor they can use that is powerful enough to lift the weight of the frame , the pilot, and of course the direct force of gravity. Last but not least, it wouldn’t be a jetpack if it wasn’t powered by a ” jet” turbine engine!
i want this
i want this ssoooooooooo bad
OWL CITY
- Half a dozen Please pack them in a bottle and put a ribbon around it’s neck, Thank you.
What a bunch of dumb comments. You guys are retarded that jetpack is freakin bad ass. Say goodby to sitting in traffic and driving next to dumb ass drivers. I want one.
@wooky- But say hello to birds and fucking planes
Can use Jetpack in Aruba? because it’s to much wind here.. aprox 30km a hours.. This is a beautifully machine
It’s about time…. :D