Sunday, 13 November 2016

Jetpack Aviation's JB10 flight (video)




Despite the impression given by the inventor's extraordinary demonstration of control, jet packs are very difficult to fly. Marketing plans substantially consist of planning how to train customers to fly these things, while avoiding the bad publicity which would come from a trainee running into a building at 200kph.

And the price? Not available, but expect something between, extremely & absurdly, expensive. If that doesn't put you off, you may be interested to know that deliveries are expected to start by May 2017.

Article about an early demonstration just a year ago
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-11/aussie-inventor-flies-jetpack-around-statue-of-liberty/6929444

Developers website
http://jetpackaviation.com/
/ successful flights Europe David Mayman Australian inventor Jetpack Aviation announced JB-10 jetpack officially on sale well qualified buyers competition let anyone fly one of these amazing things delivery in April/May 2017 JB-10 backpack two turbine engines hanging off the sides it's fast JB-9 elevate climb up to 1,000 ft (305 m) per minute endurance five to 10 minutes fuel bringing the jetpack to market finding a way to safely train new pilots two jet engines on their back Jetpack Aviation team electric tethered training facility similar flight dynamics running up hours on sensitive turbine engines pilots really hurt themselves well qualified buyers stipulation early days personal jetpack flight formative technology stopped irresponsible users splatting themselves against buildings 200 km/h another jetpack under development uses three smaller turbines per side total of six redundancy in case of engine failure Mayman test flying design automatic thrust management system requiring a whole new computer ballistic parachutes failure option Jetpack Aviation isn't announcing pricing world's first real jetpack you have to ask you can't afford it the company is running a contest win jetpack flight /