Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Video: Jetpack soars a mile high ... then smacks into the ground

Video: Jetpack soars a mile high ... then smacks into the ground

Footage has been released of the Martin Jetpack’s latest flight, which reached 1.5 kilometers over New Zealand’s Canterbury Plains over the weekend.

For the most part, the 10-minute flight went smoothly, prompting the creator of the jet-powered engine to hail it as “bring[ing] the future a step closer.”

But judging from machine’s rather hazardous landing, it doesn’t look like the invention is ready to go into commercial operation anytime soon.

The video shows the 115-kilo strap-on aircraft parachuting to a landing by hitting the ground on its side with a loud thump.

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