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Monday, April 30, 2012

The duct test rig was up and running today after not being used for many months...

Monday, April 23, 2012

Yesterday we supported the Westpac Rescue Helicopter open day at Garden City Helicopters...

 

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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Martin Jetpack Soars to 5000ft Bringing the Future a Step Closer

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Kiwi Jetpack inventor in Time magazine top 50

 

NEWS ARCHIVE

Sunday, May 29, 2011:

Martin Jetpack Soars to 5000ft Bringing the Future a Step Closer

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.

 
 

Sunday, November 21, 2010:

Martin Jetpack one of Time Magazine's 2010 50 Best Inventions

Kristina Koveshnikova - The National Business Review

 
 

Sunday, November 21, 2010:

Kiwi Jetpack inventor in Time magazine top 50

A collection of videos from 2010 Time magazine Top 50 inventions

 
 

Tuesday, September 22, 2009:

Firm hopes to nail big jetpack deal with government

Martin Aircraft Company, the inventor of a personal "flying machine", expects to take six months to nail down a potential $100 million-a-year deal with a foreign government.

 
 

Sunday, March 15, 2009:

Deal paves way for jetpack factory

The Martin Aircraft Company has signed a $12 million joint-venture deal to start production of the world's first commercially available jetpack.

 
 

Monday, February 16, 2009:

Former America's Cup Chief Joins Jetpack Company

Anthony Romano, former head of Luna Rossa in the America’s Cup and of Calvin Klein Europe, has joined the board of Martin Aircraft Company, developers of the world’s first practical jetpack.

 
 

Monday, January 26, 2009:

How it feels to fly a Jetpack

"I flip the ignition switch and 250 pounds of engines, turbines and gasoline roar hello. In terms of horsepower, I was carrying a small sports car on my back. I’d like to say that I grin confidently and give the cameras a wink, like some young Chuck Yeager or Evel Knievel, but the smile leaves my face. Instead, I gun the throttle. It is time to fly."

 
 

Tuesday, December 16, 2008:

Jetpack maker appoints CEO

New Zealand Herald, 17 December 2008 Pioneering jetpack maker Martin Aircraft Company has appointed a chief executive as it prepares to raise up to $20 million to get into full production.

 
 

Monday, August 11, 2008:

Journalist flies the Martin Jetpack

“I want to do it again. It's a triumph of the inventor” says Gizmodo journalist Mark Wilson after his jetpack flight at Oshkosh.

 
 

Monday, August 4, 2008:

Global publicity keeps on growing for the Martin Jetpack

The appeal of the Martin Jetpack has grabbed the world’s attention. Within 24 hours of the launch at Oshkosh over 974 separate TV articles went to air and the international media frenzy resulted in unprecedented newspaper, radio and internet coverage.

 
 

Monday, August 4, 2008:

TVNZ Covers the Launch of the Martin Jetpack

In addition to reporting live from the Oshkosh, TVNZ featured an in-depth story about the Martin Jetpack on it's Sunday program.

 
 

Monday, August 4, 2008:

How the Jetpack Works

Glenn explains how the Jetpack works in this EAA video.

 
 

Wednesday, July 30, 2008:

Martin Jetpack Revealed to Oshkosh Crowd

Oshkosh, Wisconsin was the launch pad for a world first in personal flight today when Martin Aircraft Company launched the ultimate personal flying machine – the Martin Jetpack – in a very personal way…

 
 

Tuesday, July 29, 2008:

The World's First Practical Jetpack is Launched

Oshkosh, Wisconsin was the launch pad for a world first in personal flight today when Martin Aircraft Company unveiled the ultimate personal flying machine – the Martin Jetpack.

 
 

Tuesday, July 29, 2008:

World First From New Zealand

For a small country, New Zealand has built an international reputation for delivering the innovative, the record-breaking and the breathtaking. The Martin Jetpack, the world’s first practical jetpack, is all of these.

 
 

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