Jetpack....

[Polwart]

http://biztech.caledonianmercury.com...rice-of-a-car/

Fuel economy sounds like a rib!

[Cookee]

You missed the H pf the front of the link - here's the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLccl...eature=channel

It’s been a long time coming, but finally the world’s first commercial jet pack has gone into production and on sale. Made by the Martin Aircraft Company in New Zealand it’ll travel at 60mph for up to 30 miles on a full tank.
This is something of an advance on James Bond jet pack in 1965’s Thunderball. The Bell Rocket Belt used by Sean Connery could only fly for just over 20 seconds. Attempts to improve the device in the 1990s still didn’t take it past the 30 second mark.
The Martin Aircraft Jetpack is a more practical proposition, costing £42,000 or about the same as a three-litre Jaguar XF saloon car. The Jetpack doesn’t have quite the same fuel economy though, managing the equivalent of around six miles per gallon.
But what is perhaps the most surprising news is Jetpack flyers won’t need a pilot’s licence. That’s because aviation law is based on an aircraft’s minimum weight. Without fuel the jet pack weighs only a little more than an average Caledonian Mercury journalist, around 18 stone or 113 kilos. Despite the lack of legal restrictions, Martin Aircraft does insist buyers undertake a 40 minute training session.
With the device having reached heights of 7,800 feet (2,400 meters) in test flights a little practice does seem a good idea. The two propellers push out 200 horse power, so it’s a powerful beast.
More than 500 of the packs will be made each year and there’s already a waiting list of people who’ve put down a ten per cent deposit. There’s also expected to be a substantial demand from the world’s emergency and military services.

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[Polwart]

Originally Posted by Cookee

You missed the H pf the front of the link - here's the video [youtube]

12 March 2010, 07:24	#4
biffer Trade member     Country: UK - England Town: swanwick/hamble Boat name: stormchaser Make: custom rib Length: 8m + Engine: inboard/diesel Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,790	you far too much abot jet packs to be a boat person John

12 March 2010, 07:30	#5
Cookee Trade member     Country: UK - England Town: Salcombe, Devon, UK Boat name: BananaShark Make: BananaShark Length: 10m + Engine: 2xYanmar 260 diesels Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,605	Originally Posted by biffer you far too much abot jet packs to be a boat person John That should have been in italics - it's a copy and paste from the on-line article in the original link. Look like a lot of fun and stable! __________________ Cookee www.BananaSharkRacing.com Originally Posted by Zippy When a boat looks that good who needs tubes!!!

12 March 2010, 07:37	#6
biffer Trade member     Country: UK - England Town: swanwick/hamble Boat name: stormchaser Make: custom rib Length: 8m + Engine: inboard/diesel Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,790	Originally Posted by Cookee That should have been in italics - it's a copy and paste from the on-line article in the original link. Look like a lot of fun and stable! we had our hands on a paraglider the other year, we finished up in a 3m avon rib with the motor on, makes me wonder about jetpack, umm!

12 March 2010, 12:16	#7
Cookee Trade member     Country: UK - England Town: Salcombe, Devon, UK Boat name: BananaShark Make: BananaShark Length: 10m + Engine: 2xYanmar 260 diesels Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,605	Originally Posted by biffer we had our hands on a paraglider the other year, we finished up in a 3m avon rib with the motor on, makes me wonder about jetpack, umm! A paraglider is a free flying thing like a hang glider - used to fly one and I still have it in a cupboard somewhere! __________________ Cookee www.BananaSharkRacing.com Originally Posted by Zippy When a boat looks that good who needs tubes!!!

12 March 2010, 12:40	#8
biffer Trade member     Country: UK - England Town: swanwick/hamble Boat name: stormchaser Make: custom rib Length: 8m + Engine: inboard/diesel Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,790	Originally Posted by Cookee A paraglider is a free flying thing like a hang glider - used to fly one and I still have it in a cupboard somewhere! this has got a motor with it, strap it on you're back, have a look at the vid on customrib.com you can see the strings, good for slow airiel stuff though

12 March 2010, 16:10	#9
hobnob Member   Country: UK - England Town: London Boat name: Yellow Peril Make: Ribcraft Length: 5m + Engine: Yamaha 100 (2T) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 71	Originally Posted by Cookee managing the equivalent of around six miles per gallon. Quick, ban it!

17 March 2010, 11:08	#10
Bigmuz7 Member     Country: UK - Scotland Town: Glasgow Boat name: *dunno yet* Make: Tornado Length: 5m + Engine: Yama ..yeeha 75 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,670	"Without fuel the jet pack weighs only a little more than an average Caledonian Mercury journalist, around 18 stone or 113 kilos." How heavy is the biggest guy ? __________________ www.self-drive.net www.plantandconstruction.co.uk

[biffer]

you far too much abot jet packs to be a boat person John

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by biffer

you far too much abot jet packs to be a boat person John

That should have been in italics - it's a copy and paste from the on-line article in the original link. Look like a lot of fun and stable!

[biffer]

Originally Posted by Cookee

That should have been in italics - it's a copy and paste from the on-line article in the original link. Look like a lot of fun and stable!

we had our hands on a paraglider the other year, we finished up in a 3m avon rib with the motor on, makes me wonder about jetpack, umm!

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by biffer

we had our hands on a paraglider the other year, we finished up in a 3m avon rib with the motor on, makes me wonder about jetpack, umm!

A paraglider is a free flying thing like a hang glider - used to fly one and I still have it in a cupboard somewhere!

[biffer]

Originally Posted by Cookee

A paraglider is a free flying thing like a hang glider - used to fly one and I still have it in a cupboard somewhere!

this has got a motor with it, strap it on you're back, have a look at the vid on customrib.com you can see the strings, good for slow airiel stuff though

[hobnob]

Originally Posted by Cookee

managing the equivalent of around six miles per gallon.

Quick, ban it!

[Bigmuz7]

"Without fuel the jet pack weighs only a little more than an average Caledonian Mercury journalist, around 18 stone or 113 kilos." How heavy is the biggest guy ?