The company says it takes about 20 hours to learn how to operate the Jetpack. June 1, 2011 -- Jetpacks, once thought to be the future of travel, seemed to go the way of the flying car, but if Glenn ...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Some things about jetpacks that you didn't know you needed to know: WHAT IS A JETPACK, EXACTLY? The word "jetpack" is really a misnomer when it comes to the device ...

It's the news science fiction fanatics have been waiting for - from next year, it will be possible to buy a working jetpack. New Zealand company Martin Jetpack has been working on the aircraft for 35 ...

Most of the assets of the now-defunct Martin Aircraft Company were snapped up in an international tender that closed last week, but two of the protype Martin Jetpack aircraft are about to land on ...

Martin Aircraft Company has been developing a jetpack for years, and has performed some successful dummy test flights, but a human pilot was not involved. Now, the company has received a permit for a ...

A New Zealand company is selling a 500 pound gadget that will shoot you a mile high. In the Martin Jetpack, you can fly around for 30 minutes on a full tank of gas. It costs $90,000. And today's Last ...

There’s something charmingly low-tech about this jetpack test, from the makers of the Martin Jetpack, which features a remote-controlled jetpack zooming around for several minutes while carrying a ...

Perhaps Steve Wozniak will give up his Segway now. Nine months ago it could only go about 2 feet off the ground, but now the Martin Jetpack can soar up to about 8,000 ft. A typical trip will last ...

A Martin Jetpack takes to the skies – or at least the treeline – during a March 2015 test flight in Christchurch. It seemed like New Zealand’s Jetsons moment – and a tech stock dream to boot. In ...