GLOBAL PUBLICITY KEEPS ON GROWING FOR THE MARTIN JETPACK
Top Gear TV program … “I wanna jet free’
‘Want one. Want one a lot. Want one so much that we’re seriously considering auctioning Hammond off to the highest bidder and splashing all the proceeds on one. This is the Martin Jetpack and, if you hadn’t guessed already, we’re a bit excited about it, OK, we know that every couple of years someone claims to have finally come up with ‘the first production personal jetpack’, and that they always end up being rubbish/nonexistent, but we’ve got a warm happy feeling about this one.’....
The Independent newspaper in London ...’What traffic? Go to work on a Jetpack’
‘Put away the Gulf Stream and park your Lamborghini, the ultimate in transportation accessories is on the market and will be yours for just £50,000, if you are prepared to wait one year for delivery. This is the machine that will really impress your friends’
Chicago Tribune … ‘Jetpack makes maiden flight at Oshkosh airshow’
‘The maiden launch of the Martin Jetpack, provided a lift to the dream that ordinary people could one day fly free, albeit not as naturally, as a bird.’
Asia One Travel … ‘NZ inventor and his flying machine’
‘Mr Glenn Martin, 48, had spent 27 years developing the device. He thinks it will start off as being a toy for the wealthy but has no idea how his invention might ultimately be used. As thousands watched on Tuesday, his 16-year-old son, Harrison, donned a helmet, fastened himself to a prototype Martin jet pack and revved the engine.’
Daily Mail, London … ‘The jet pack that lets you become a real-life James Bond’
‘It is an aeronautical concept that has long fascinated inventors. But – outside of the world of comic books – the jet pack has never really got off the ground. Until now. For a designer called Glenn Martin believes he has come up with a one-man flying machine that actually works.’