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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. Interesting by Marko+DeBeeste · · Score: 0, Troll
    Notice there is:

    1) No video footage

    2) No human being, or any other living thing anywhere near this baby

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  2. Why not just parachute? by ThatGeek · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't understand the point of this invention. If you want to experience a couple of minutes of flight, why not just parachute?

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  3. Re:I can just see it now by b4upoo · · Score: 0, Troll

    Divers floating about either dead or alive are an anathema to boat propellers. You can mess up a really great prop on a diver. Investing in stainless props does help ease the repair frequency.