This invention was a story with a very good opening when it was first told. But that's all it got, a good promise tempered so long you got tired hearing about it.
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Let's see your beloved helicopter fly directly up to the window of a burning high rise building and fly you safely down.
I can see it now... "No, I'm not going to get on that thing. You'll have to find another method of rescuing me."
I guess you never heard the sound of bodies raining down on the sidewalk in and around 9/11? Have a listen some time.
Edit: Here you go - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9QN3AkydYY
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100kg + fuel + pilot = 330kg max take off weight
Just chill out man, you don't have to ride the jetpack down to safety... Or be plucked from a rip in the tide... Or whatever. You can cross your arms and sulk about it and demand a helicopter... HAHA
There will be plenty of competition for the jetpack -- and some look cheaper and simpler. Take this as an example (from an expat Kiwi), using the existing concepts from your standard toy copter:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/1041...es-new-heights and http://www.hover-bike.com/MA/.
Estimated cost? About the cost of a SUV -- a lot cheaper than the Martin Jetpack.