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Another Pass at the Personal Jetpack

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the time-to-buzz-the-tower dept.

Engadget is reporting that dreams of a personal jet pack may not be quite as distant as you might think. Skywalker Jets, created by Rick Herron boasts a 90-pound jet pack capable of propelling a 200-pound pilot through the air for about five minutes without the hassle of charred lower extremities. The production model, which he hopes to run past the FAA soon for approval, will only cost you somewhere in the neighborhood of $200,000 — so start saving your pennies.

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  1. I can just see it now by AdvancedLoser · · Score: 5, Insightful

    people who forget to check how much fuel they have left while still hundreds of metres in the air plummetting down like bags of wet cement.

    1. Re:I can just see it now by Inquisitus · · Score: 5, Insightful

      The divers are only harming themselves.

  2. Insurance? by __aaakhl8499 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    whatever about the cost of purchasing, running and maintaining one of these - I can't imagine any insurance company taking on the risk that the pilot won't do serious damage to property and by-standers.

    The insurance premium will be huge.