May 13 2009I Want: Sweet $100,000 Hoverpack Action
This is some more video of the $100,000 Martin "Jetpack" that will be available later this year. That's right folks, your very own hoverpack for less than you'd pay for a Lamborghini. Almost sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? No, not really. But still, I want one.
...capable of accurate control, and it's said to fly for 30 minutes at 60 mph, and travel a distance of 8000 feet. Still no word on how high it can go, or if it can exceed the altitude where it's boosted by that helpful ground effect. But this is a great improvement over the demos from last year.
Oh hell yes. You know, this jetpack reminds me of the time I jumped off my neighbor's holding a ceiling fan over my head -- but with less flying to the moon and banging martians. They really do have green nipples!
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Reader Comments
1. naas - May 13, 2009 4:07 PM
YEEEES, ALSO DO WANT
2. Daisy - May 13, 2009 4:07 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max was selling his season tickets to the Red Sox as his girlfriend ran out onto the field to try and stop him.
3. Chaos Helbound - May 13, 2009 4:07 PM
First!(i think)
4. naas - May 13, 2009 4:07 PM
...maybe a little smaller than that one though
5. Ryan - May 13, 2009 4:09 PM
DO NOT WANT
to not have!
This is awesome!!!
6. naas - May 13, 2009 4:10 PM
@3 all that dark music on your myspace page AND you're a firstard, stupid emo
7. Chuck Nunchuck - May 13, 2009 4:17 PM
I'm a big FAN of this. omg.
8. STOMPY - May 13, 2009 4:18 PM
@6
nice burn
Anyone else remember playing pilotwings on SNES and taking the jetpack as high as it would go just to run out of fuel and let it crash down? I sure hope Wii releases some pilotwings action
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9. Huggy Bear - May 13, 2009 4:19 PM
I'm no math major, but 30 minutes at 60MPH seems to me to be a lot father than 8000 feet. Like 28.4 miles more...but I digress...
10. Timbo - May 13, 2009 4:21 PM
Videos....they taunt me so....
Can't you post like a million pictures in a lineso I can scroll really fast and it'll seem like I'm watching a video???
11. STOMPY - May 13, 2009 4:25 PM
Too bad it couldn't reach 88 miles per hour, than you could go back to the future with it...
12. boom - May 13, 2009 4:26 PM
my jet just got packed
13. MacMaster - May 13, 2009 4:27 PM
Holy crap that is awesome, AWESOMELY LOUD! Geeze, as soon as they quiet it down, call me. Until then, I can't be blasting everyone's ears on my hover-trip to the corner store to get an Icee.
14. Matthew - May 13, 2009 4:31 PM
This is utterly futile... they are making these Jetpacks about as large as small Air Planes... and more expensive... What possible good can these things bring? Especially since they cannot be flown outside?
15. STOMPY - May 13, 2009 4:52 PM
@14
you mean like computers used to be as large as small airplanes and more expensive... its all about baby steps, making the product actualy feasable and getting some real life use in the public will generate interest... but than again, could you imagine how fubar if it did get mainstream? Total novices flying into god knows what with a hundred pounds of fuel....
16. NastyBedazzler - May 13, 2009 4:57 PM
Am I alone in thinking that this thing is highly impractical?
It floats about 1 foot off the ground and goes about as fast as a cripple in a wheel chair, with slightly less functionality.
Not to mention, only half an hour of flight time will get you wherever you need to go... and then you get to carry this thing back home.
17. Aids - May 13, 2009 6:06 PM
Gona be so close to making those search droids real from starwars
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18. MixQuilz - May 13, 2009 6:21 PM
that needs a seat...looks too uncomfortable but dude... i still want one!!! (with a seat)
19. Guaul - May 13, 2009 6:55 PM
OK, Looks like fridge and sounds like vacuum.
no more Santa kids cuz he got hit by airline
http://www.epiclosers.com/load/8-1-0-349
20. Deetz - May 13, 2009 7:01 PM
If trends go as they always do, this will drop in price 80% and will become much more compact.
21. Sam LaPooder - May 13, 2009 7:27 PM
Dude, those Mexican gardeners are gonna be all over that s**t!!!
22. Rhialto - May 13, 2009 7:40 PM
It looks like a complete drum set what's lifting up and flying around.Awesome!
23. Amaranth - May 13, 2009 8:42 PM
looks too bulky and retarded, isn't it about time we got jet packs like the Jetsons?
24. the heat - May 13, 2009 10:14 PM
Almost as cool as a bike, or a skateboard... or, a rzr skootor.
@6 Go naaas! track him down online and fume at him while he makes you listen to his music.
25. otterpop - May 14, 2009 12:57 AM
I can imagine this equipped on the hal suit, throw in some gunz and some armor, and you got a vtol quick strike combat setup.... think bigger. all this shit we are seeing is leading us to starcraft or warhammer 40k. think about it.
26. mrfixitrick - May 14, 2009 3:25 AM
This baby could rejuvenate Nascar...Imagine a group of these in ground effect coming out of turn four...Competition would improve the breed; consumer models may be enough to bring GM back from extinction.
27. graf zeppelin - May 14, 2009 5:24 AM
@25 now you really made me want one...
28. Katheb - May 14, 2009 5:42 AM
I Wonder if I will see small low fuel cost and quite jet packs in my lifetime I hope i will!
29. Captain - May 14, 2009 7:06 AM
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Must See!!!
30. Jaded Icon - May 14, 2009 8:38 AM
I agree with #16. We need NASA to start working on this shiznit.
31. losvoodoo - May 14, 2009 3:27 PM
Yes. Double Yes! YES YES YES! GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE....