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Uploaded by on May 28, 2011

To demonstrate flight high above the ground and the concept of the ballistic parachute as an emergency safety system, the Martin Jetpack was flown to around 1500m (5000ft), brought down from this height and an off-the-shelf ballistic parachute was deployed.The aircraft was flown by James via radio control in a chasing helicopter - also demonstrating the ability of the technology to apply to UAV applications. Jetson, Martin Aircraft Company's weighted dummy was on board, and the parachute was placed out front for visibility and weight balancing.The video features inventor Glenn Martin and RC pilot James Bowker. The jetpack ascended initially at 4m/s (800ft/min) and the climb took about 6 minutes. The parachute was deployed at around 3000ft above ground level. The aircraft sustained some damage on impact, but we would expect that it is likely a pilot would have walked away from this emergency landing. The total flight was just under 10 minutes.

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  • chute looks way to small . .

  • It looks much easier in GTA

  • @ssimon64 Yeah, ok, show me another REAL jetpack that can actually do this. This isnt the future yet. its a relatively new thing to have personal flight machines.

  • Can you imagine the kind of shots Hollywood could get from a thing like this?

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  • Dude that jetpack sux!

  • It's a bird! It's a plane! NO! ITS A FREAKING JET PACK! MOTHER FUVKER!

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  • Hello Gabriel, thank you for your interest in SkyLifter

    There is nothing small about airships so we think they are only practical for mass transport - several hundred people at a time, and it will be many years until you see this as a common aircraft

    in the meantime, have a look at this web-link below - note, technically it is not a jetpack, it is a proppack

    Cheers

    SkyLifter | flying 150 tonnes of anything, anywhere

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