Sunday, May 29, 2011:
Christchurch, New Zealand ‐ The future of Jetpack travel is a step closer after the latest record‐breaking test in the Martin Jetpack. The Jetpack shot into the sky over the Canterbury Plains at a climb rate of 800ft per minute, reaching an altitude of
5,000ft (previous record 100ft/min & 50ft altitude) before safely deploying the first ballistic jetpack parachute.