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The Martin Aircraft jetpack is the first commercially-available jetpack

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It‘s been a long time coming. While Arthur C. Clarke’s satellites have taken to space， and James Bond‘s futuristic mobile technology has become common place， still the dream of sustained personal flight has eluded us. But the future is here！ Finally we can all take flight as Martin Aircraft in New Zealand releases the first commercially-available jet pack！

A bit of history.。.Like many science fiction concepts， the jetpack design has become firmly entrenched in the collective psyche： ask anyone to draw you a jetpack and they will give you a man with two fiery pods strapped to his back gravitating him skyward. We owe much of this to James Bond’s Thunderball， which served to advertise the most successful of all the jetpack inventions; the Bell Rocket Belt.

Developed by the U.S. military in 1961 with the aim of producing an all-terrain vehicle to move military commanders around a battlefield， the Bell Rocket Belt could only maintain flight for 26 seconds on a full tank of fuel. After the film was released the subsequent clamoring for sales only served to prove what a marketable product a jetpack might be if one could be properly developed. Sadly with such limited application the Bell Rocket Belt was consigned merely to film work and TV appearances.

More recently， aside from the exploits of a brave few like Yves Rossy， attempts to realize a one-person flying machine ranging from flying exoskeletons to ion-propelled and water-drive technology have failed to gain momentum.

In 1998 and Martin Aircraft of Christchurch New Zealand was formed with the specific aim to build a jetpack that improved on the Bell Rocket Belt‘s record fly time by 100 times. The concept， developed by Glenn Martin， manager of Martin Aircraft in 1981， was verified by the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Canterbury， New Zealand. Since then nine prototypes have been developed and it is lucky number nine that in 2005 broke the mold and achieve sustained flight times.

The technology

The Jetpack is constructed from carbon fiber composite， has a dry weight of 250 lbs （excluding safety equipment） and measures 5 ft high x 5.5 ft wide x 5 ft long. It’s driven by a 2.0 L V4 2 stroke engine rated at 200 hp （150 kw）， can reach 8000 ft （estimated） and each of the two 1.7 ft wide rotors is made from carbon / Kevlar composite.

There is always risk associated with flying so Martin Aircraft has been careful to equip the pack with redundant systems that will take over in the event that the main system goes down. If a crash-landing is required， a pilot-operated toggle will rapidly fire a small amount of propellant deploying a ballistic parachute （similar to a car airbag） which will allow the pilot and jetpack to descend together. It also has an impact-absorbing carriage， patented fan jet technology and 1000 hours engine TBO （Time Between Overhaul）。 Small vertical take-off and landing aircraft （VTOL） are not subject to the same limitations as other helicopters and fixed wing aircrafts but Martin Aircraft have built it to comply with ultralight regulations and therefore suggest it as at least as safe to operate， and claim it is the safest of all jetpacks yet built.

The Jetpack achieves with 30 minutes of flight time and is fueled by regular premium gasoline， though you will undoubtedly earn some disbelieving stares at the petrol station. Since it has been built according to ultralight regulations no FAA recognized pilot‘s license is required to fly one in the U.S.， though this will depend on a country’s specific requirements. However， despite being significantly less complex than a helicopter to fly as pitch and roll are controlled by one hand， thrust and yaw by the other， Martin Aircraft won‘t let anyone take receipt of their jetpack before completing their specially-developed Martin Aircraft Company approved training program. The pilot must also weigh between 140-240 lbs.

Tell what I really want to know： how can I get my hands on one？

After nine prototypes Martin Aircraft have an accurate expectation for how much a jetpack will cost， and suggest that at $86，000 it is pitched at the level of a high-end car. As sales and production volume increase they expect this to drop to the price of a mid-range car. A 10% deposit buys you a production slot for 12 months hence; progress payments are made during manufacture with final payment due on delivery. Details and a deposit contract are available from their Martin Aircraft’s website.

And when will I be able drive it to work？ Again it‘s a waiting game as currently air traffic control technology is not yet advanced enough to cope with jetpacks， but the US Federal Aviation Administration （FAA） is developing “highways in the sky” technology - 3D highways based on GPS tracks. Initial tests have been positive but the technology is unlikely to be implemented for another 10 years yet so for the meantime initial use will remain recreational as with jet-skis， snowmobiles and ultralights. Until then we’ll keep waiting and watching the sky.。。

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馬丁飛機噴氣背包是第一個商用的Jetpack

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已經過了很長時間了。雖然Arthur C. Clarke的衛星已經進入太空，詹姆斯·邦德的未來的移動技術已經成為一個共同的地方，但持續的個人飛行的夢想卻躲避了我們。但未來就在這里！最后，我們都可以起飛，因為馬丁飛機在新西蘭發布第一個商業可用的噴氣背包！

一點歷史…像許多科幻小說的概念，Jetpack的設計已經成為根深蒂固的集體心理：要求任何人給你畫一個背包，他們會給你一個男子兩火熱莢背著他向上的引力。我們感謝杰姆斯這個債券的雷霆萬鈞，作為廣告的所有噴氣背包發明最成功的；貝爾火箭帶。由美國軍方開發的1961個目標是生產一個全地形車輛移動軍事指揮官在戰場上，貝爾火箭帶只能維持飛行26秒，在一個完整的燃料罐。影片上映后，隨后要求銷售只能證明什么，適銷對路的產品設備可能如果可以適當的開發。可悲的是，這樣的應用有限的貝爾火箭帶被僅僅是電影和電視。

最近，除了勇敢一些像Yves Rossy的功勛，試圖實現一一人飛機從飛行外骨骼離子推進和水驅技術未能獲得動力。《 / P 》 《 P 》 1998和馬丁飛機新西蘭基督城與特定目的形成建立一個噴氣背包，提高100倍的貝爾火箭帶的飛行時間紀錄。的概念，由格倫馬丁，馬丁飛機1981經理，是由坎特伯雷大學的機械工程部核實，新西蘭。此后九樣機的研制，它是幸運數字九，2005打破了模具和實現持續飛行時間。

技術

Jetpack是由碳纖維復合材料，其干重250磅（不包括安全設備）和措施5英尺×5.5英尺寬x高5英尺長。它是由一個2升V4 2沖程發動機額定200馬力（150千瓦）驅動，可以達到8000英尺（估計）和一個1.7英尺寬的轉子是由碳/芳綸復合材料。

總會飛行所以馬丁飛機一直小心裝備包冗余系統，將在該事件中的主要系統風險下降相關。如果迫降時，飛行員操作的切換將迅速火少量部署彈道導彈降落傘推進劑（類似汽車安全氣囊）將允許飛行員和火箭降落在一起。它也有一個沖擊吸收運輸、專利風機射流技術和1000小時的發動機的TBO（大修間隔時間）。小飛行器垂直起降（VTOL）不受相同的限制，其他直升機和固定翼飛機但是馬丁飛機建造符合規定，因此建議輕至少為安全操作，并聲稱它是安全的而建造的所有背包。

《 P 》的Jetpack的達到30分鐘的飛行時間，由常規優質汽油，雖然你無疑會贏得一些懷疑的盯著加油站。既然已經根據超法規沒有FAA認可執照的飛行員必須飛一個建在美國，但這將取決于一個國家的具體要求。然而，盡管比直升機飛行俯仰和滾轉控制的一方面明顯不太復雜，由其他推力和偏航，馬丁飛機不會讓任何人完成他們專門開發的馬丁飛機公司批準的培訓計劃之前，把他們的Jetpack的收據。飛行員也必須權衡為140-240磅。

告訴我真正想知道的是：我如何能得到我的手嗎？

九原型馬丁飛機后有噴氣背包多少錢一個準確的預期，并建議在86000美元這是定位于高端車的水平。隨著銷售和生產量的增加，他們預計這將下降到一個中檔車的價格。一個10%的存款買了12個月的生產槽，因此，在制造過程中，在交付的最終付款到期付款。細節和存款合同可以從他們的馬丁飛機的網站。

當我可以開著它去工作嗎？又是一個等待的游戲目前空中交通控制技術尚未先進到足以應付噴氣背包，但美國聯邦航空管理局（FAA）正在開發的“天空”技術-基于GPS軌跡三維公路公路。最初的測試是積極的但技術是不可能實現的另一個10年呢，同時首次使用仍將娛樂與滑雪、雪地摩托、飛機。到那時我們會保持觀望天空…