Forget Segway for $100K You Can Have A Kiwi JetPack (Video)
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Forget the Segway, that is so 2005. The latest in rich toys is the Martin Jetpack from New Zealand Company Martin Aircraft Company of Christchurch New Zealand. Just like kiwi Sir Alex Hamilton invented the Jetboat for rounding up sheep,
The company was founded by Glenn Martin in 1991 tasked with the passion of creating the worlds first personal air transporter. This lead to the launch of the Martin Jetpack and it’s subsequent commercial release:
Inventor Glenn Martin said interest had appeared from all over the world, with some individuals and organisations getting out their wallets.
“I always expected there would be people buying them for fun, but there is also a lot of commercial interest, from companies and organisations who can see they would be a useful thing to use for border patrol, or search and rescue.”
It consists of two rotors, powered by a 200-horsepower piston engine to create a 1 hour flying time. The kiwi inventor has been at it for the last 27 years creating what will be the ultimate in personal transportation.
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worlds first personal air transporter that’s really looking fantastic,really technology is growing so fast that no one can imagine, in every field it is moving very fast.Glenn Martin has really done a great job.
Awesome toys..hearing first time..great. do you think $100k is reasonable price for it?
I gotta to get one of those man….but for 100 grant??? I don’t think I can afford it.
By the way, how far does it reach for its one hour flight?
Range is 31.5 miles (at max speed of 63 mph as required by FAA part 103).
I dont know if 100K is a good price, some people have already bought it so…
I was there, remember the American guy with the Segway n the Kiwi mate Simon????
that looks amazing, i want to have a go! Anyone know what speeds they get up to?
Back when the inventor first started talking about the Segway. He said it would revolutionize the way we get around what happen almost no one has them. The only people I’ve seen on them were people in tour groups riding around on them and police once in a while on them.
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Wow I would definitely like to have this, it looks like so much fun and I know I would be the only one in Croatia to have it… I am so glad to live in such interesting time, I only wonder what is next..
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this is so wonderful, i just love this kind of things and i think $100k is reasonable a price.
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Wicked! Still a bit bulky but it can do many things the Segway cant…any in any case itd be a great way to turn up to work!
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