Customers will be able to purchase their own commercially available jetpacks as soon as the second half of 2016.
According to a report by The Guardian, the jetpack will allow pilots to fly up to 30 minutes at speeds of 74 kph, or roughly 46 mph, at altitudes as high as 1 kilometer. There's even a built-in parachute for unplanned accelerations toward the ground.
All this airborne adventuring opportunity doesn't come cheap, however. The list price for the New Zealand-built Martin Jetpack is expected to be $150,000 USD. But manufacturer Martin Aircraft Company sees the machine as worth the price, especially for first-responders and other emergency personnel.
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According to a report by The Guardian, the jetpack will allow pilots to fly up to 30 minutes at speeds of 74 kph, or roughly 46 mph, at altitudes as high as 1 kilometer. There's even a built-in parachute for unplanned accelerations toward the ground.
All this airborne adventuring opportunity doesn't come cheap, however. The list price for the New Zealand-built Martin Jetpack is expected to be $150,000 USD. But manufacturer Martin Aircraft Company sees the machine as worth the price, especially for first-responders and other emergency personnel.
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