Martin Jetpack available next year from $150,000

Posted on 29 Jun 2015 by Tim Brown
The Martin Jetpack can fly for up to 30 minutes and reach an altitude of 1,000 metres - image courtesy of Martin Aircraft.

After more than 3 decades in the making, the latest version of the Martin Jetpack, the world’s first commercial jetpack, will be available next year from $150,000 (£95,000).

After initial test flights in 2011, makers of the Martin Jetpack, Martin Aircraft, received a AUD$50m ($38m, £24m) investment and an updated version of the jetpack was shown off recently at the Paris Air Show. Powered by a 200hp V4 petrol engine that drives two fans (rather than rockets), the latest iteration can fly for 30…

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