'Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the future. Please wipe your feet on the way in and take a glass of space juice from the replicator. If you look above you, you'll see what we are all here for. Hovering over your heads is the Martin Jetpack, the world's first commercially available personal flying machine.
'The Martin Jetpack is a personal helicopter. Its tradename calls it a "jetpack", but it is neither jet or rocket-powered. It has been developed by the Martin Aircraft Company of New Zealand, and was unveiled on July 29, 2008 at the Experimental Aircraft Association's 2008 AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA. It is classified by the Federal Aviation Administration as an experimental ultralight airplane.
'Unlike earlier devices called "jetpacks", the Martin Jetpack is the first to be considered a practical device. It has been under development for over 27 years and uses a gasoline (premium) engine with two ducted fans to provide lift. Theoretically it can reach a speed of 60 miles per hour, an altitude of 8,000 feet, and fly for about 30 minutes on a full fuel tank. It costs $86,000. Martin Aircraft plans to deliver the first jetpacks to ten customers in early 2010.' (Martin Jetpack website).media-underground.net