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JetPack Aviation Launches First Civilian Flight

  • Published March 21, 2017 12:00AM UTC
  • Publisher Wholesale Investor
  • Categories Company Updates

It’s something straight out of a James Bond film, the future society that everyone has imagined. Mischa Pollack, a vlogger and designer from Los Angeles, was picked for JetPack Aviation first “civilian” flight. After less than 10 hours of training, he was able to lift off and test the JB-10 pack.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • JetPack Aviation has been working on a functional jetpack for well over a decade.
  • About two years ago, company CEO David Meyman flew the JB-9 prototype around the Statue of Liberty in a viral video.
  • Now that the company has a functional, reliable blueprint for a jet-powered backpack, it’s focusing more on the creation of a parachute safety system.
  • To develop it, it’s seeking traditional investors and running a crowdfunding campaign on Start Engine for smaller, individual investments.

The Daily Mail, reported in 2016 that JetPack Aviation might sell an electric version of the JB-10 this year to “well qualified buyers” for around $250,000 (approximately £198,380 or AU$331,200).

Imagine grabbing your briefcase, unplugging and putting on your pack, taking off to work from your sidewalk. You’d be the envy of your office. Of all the offices. Everywhere.

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