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World's first commercially available Jetpack goes on sale 
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http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of- ... ale-675944

Not the stuff of legend, is it? ;)

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It has taken long enough. The Americans have had one for decades, admittedly not commercial.

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That's not a jet - it's a two stroke engine powering propellers. I imagine it's very heavy.

However, the 30 minute run time is much better than the rocket packs we've had for decades. They generally only have enough fuel for a few seconds!

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I wonder how many bankers will buy these to commute to work? Though I expect shot gun sales to shot up if they did so. The fact that it could run on cheap fuel could make it practical as well.

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JJW009 wrote:
That's not a jet - it's a two stroke engine powering propellers. I imagine it's very heavy.

http://www.martinjetpack.com/what-is-a-jetpack.aspx

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