Martin Jetpacks 'Available by the End of 2011': Pricing, Video

Martin Jetpacks: The Future is Now, and It's Expensive You were promised jetpacks... and a New Zealand company wants to deliver. Martin Jetpacks will be available for your solo flying needs by the end of the year,...

Jetpack Video: Glenn Martin inventor - jetpacks start production

New Zealand Inventor Glenn Martin company will soon start production of Jetpack - Rocketman and Jetson's reality almost here.Strap a jetpack on and fly gracefully through the air or zip through the air like a...

DIY jetpack sled explosion

A 62-year-old man from Independence Township suffered burns to 18 per cent of his body after an explosive backpack exploded in a backyard sledding stunt. “Apparently, he has this sledding party every year, and he always does outrageous things at it, but he’s...

Jetpack to be unveiled at air show in New Zealand

An inventor from New Zealand today will be unveling what he calls 'the world's first practical jetpack' at the EAA AirVenture, which is a huge air show taking place in New Zealand. Glen Martin is the inventor's...

It's a Bird, It's a Plane... It's Fusionman!

The Jetson's are coming... well the jet pack is here anyway. Yves Rossy a former Swiss military pilot has ensured the future is now by producing a personal jet pack and soaring successfully through the alps. The...

Personal Jet-Pack: a Steal at $100,000

A San Francisco company has announced an innovative and impractically-priced personal jet-pack, so I thought I'd bust this onto the site before Edmund Jenks got to it!Yes, a jet-pack."A company called Thunderbolt...

Holy jetPacks Batman

a side by side review of two wearable jet packs

The bicycle jetpack

This looks fab - what a shame Christmas has just gone as it'd be on my Santa wish-list..."A cyclist hits the road with the Thrustpac – a petrol-driven propeller which enables bicycle users to hit speeds of up to 130kph (80mph). The device is controlled by a special glove...

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