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more about #jetpack AmishJohn: What was his unladen airspeed? You know, for if I get questioned at the Bridge of Death. more » otko: He wasn't flying, he was falling-with style more » Kirkaiya: "... ended in failure." Rosa, Rosa, Rosa... you don't "get" men all the way yet? This guy crashed, sure - but he was *flying a JET PACK* at the time!... more » Frizzaldo...: no credit for the tip Rosa? I tipped this up as it was happening yesterday on yourtips page!! more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Lucky for him he didn't have to add sharkbait to his list of nicknames.. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: So, folks, it seems FusionMan/Jetman ended up in the water like Fatman, folks. more » F1Morgan: JET MAN! Does this guy have super hero fetish or what? Looks like a great way to crack your head open... more » Bordgious: "No capes!" more » Nathan Obbards: Big whoop, Tony Stark already flew across an ocean, not a pathetic little sea. more » Serolf Divad: I'm not convinced that it's really a Jetpack per se if it has wings. more » PotteryBarnClearanceSale: Still way better than balloon boy. Recharge your packs rocket man. more » jepzilla: No capes! Do you want to get sucked into a jet engine? more » Friedhamster: Oh gee, the jetpack accidents have begun. more » IN THE FACE!: It looks like the "jet-pack" the mythbusters built... more » nutbastard: i imagine that, for very good reasons, they will not accept a long term installment plan for payment. more » Nick: i checked their list of interested parties. Sir E. John was on the top. more » frigg: I thought test pilots got paid for risking their lives, not the other way around. more » OCEntertainment: So, NASA will pay me $5000 bucks to lay on my butt for a month while they study my back problems, but these guys want me to shell out $35,000 to strap... more » weatherman: "as-yet unknown foreign government" = Israel "civil emergency services" = Mossad more » Jux: I've got the 35K, but not the valid driver license. Problem? more » -
#jetpacks
First Intercontinental Jetpack Flight Ends With a Wet Crash Landing
50-year-old Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy (known aliases: Fusionman and Jetman), was forced to abort his first attempt at a jetpack flight from Africa to Europe with a dive into the Mediterranean Sea. I guess the nicknames didn't come with superpowers. More » -
#jetpack
Martin Jetpack: How Much Would You Pay to Be a Real Life Test Pilot?
An eBay auction (ending in 10-hours) offers the chance to be part of the Jetpack's first public test pilot program. You'll need to have a driver's license, be over 18, under 198lbs...oh, and have a spare $35,000 lying around. More » -
#badideas
$2500 Homemade Jetpack Will Either Get You Laid or Kill You
Looking to live fast and quite possibly die young? Got $2500 burning a hole in your pocket? Do I have a potentially badass obituary for you! Updated. More » -
#concepts
JetBike Concept: Speed Racer Wannabe or Futuristic Fire Fighter?
Without a description to be found, these photos leave us guessing what the purpose of this futuristic jetpack/bike is. More » -
#martinjetpack
Jetpack Inventor Answers the Hard Questions (and One Fun One)
There's more than a little skepticism surrounding the new Martin Jetpack. Promising a new era of ultralight flight, many of the claims (altitude capabilities and safety, especially) sound too good to be true. Before we took our test flight, we asked Glenn Martin, inventor, some of the tougher questions that we hadn't seen asked anywhere else. Being a good sport, he actually answered them: More » -
