
Sometimes we share some random stuff around here. Today's gnarly as hell random find? This Martin Jetpack. It's awesome and I want one. It makes the futurist in me giddy for the day when you can get a license to fly one of these at your local DMV. Need condoms or a pack of smokes but don't want to fight traffic to the 7/11? Screw it, take the jet pack. Unfortunately, it's not ready for human flight yet and still operating by remote control. More details about the flight via the YouTube page:
James flies the Martin Jetpack by radio control. This is part of a flight that lasted more than 7 minutes, a record for the jetpack.
We use Jetson, our weighted dummy in the aircraft to provide the mass to represent a pilot. The control system of the jetpack has been computer limited to slow speeds and climb rates at this stage of testing.
Watch this sci-fi puppy pur after the jump.
For the record, this is the third BroBible post on jet packs in the last year. Read the other two here and here. Clearly the movie "The Rocketeer" left an impression on us as kids.






























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