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The Martin Jetpack was a single-person aircraft under development. Despite its name, it did not use a jet pack as such, but ducted fans for lift. Martin Aircraft Company of New Zealand (not related to Glenn L. Martin Company, the US company also known as Martin Aircraft) developed it, and unveiled it at the Experimental Aircraft Association's 2008 AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US.
This is the first public flight of the Martin Jetpack. It took place at AirVenture 2008 in Oshkosh. The pilot is Glenn Martin's son, Harrison. Date: 29 July 2008, 10:01: Source: Martin Jetpack Unveiling, Liftoff! Uploaded by McGeddon; Author: martinjetpack
Boeing X-50 (stoppable-rotor gyrodyne UAV - failed to achieve forward flight) Boulton Paul P.137 VTOL research aircraft; ... Martin Jetpack (portable ducted fans)
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The Glenn L. Martin Company, also known as The Martin Company from 1917 to 1961, was an American aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company founded by aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin. The Martin Company produced many important aircraft for the defense of the US and allies, especially during World War II and the Cold War .
A jet pack, rocket belt, rocket pack or flight pack is a device worn as a backpack which uses jets to propel the wearer through the air. The concept has been present in science fiction for almost a century and the first working experimental devices were demonstrated in the 1960s.
Astronauts can't waste their jetpacks' fuel horsing around, lest they run into trouble, Gravity-style. Instead, they practice on board the ISS with a chunky laptop strapped to their head -- for real.
Experimental aircraft by era by decade of first flight Civil aircraft of the 2000s. ... Martin Jetpack This page was last ...