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"To demonstrate flight high above the ground and the concept of the ballistic parachute as an emergency safety system, the Martin Jetpack was flown to around 1500m (5000ft), brought down from this height and an off-the-shelf ballistic parachute was deployed.The aircraft was flown by James via radio control in a chasing helicopter - also demonstrating the ability of the technology to apply to UAV applications. Jetson, Martin Aircraft Company's weighted dummy was on board, and the parachute was placed out front for visibility and weight balancing.The video features inventor Glenn Martin and RC pilot James Bowker. The jetpack ascended initially at 4m/s (800ft/min) and the climb took about 6 minutes. The parachute was deployed at around 3000ft above ground level. The aircraft sustained some damage on impact, but we would expect that it is likely a pilot would have walked away from this emergency landing. The total flight was just under 10 minutes."
"Martin Aircraft Company has developed a full three axis simulator for the Martin Jetpack, linked into Mircosoft Flight Simulator
It is used for:1) Pilot Training2) Developing a better Human/Machine interface (intuitive flight controls)3) Pre-testing new flight control software4) Demonstrating to potential users how the Jetpack flies"
"Martin Aicraft Company has been approached by over 2500 individuals interested in buying a Jetpack. In addition we have expressions of interest for over 3000 aircraft from the militaries, search and rescue organisations, first responders and commercial organisations. To explain some of the many applications we have created this animation"QUESTE NOTE SONO STATE REALIZZATE CON IL SOLO MATERIALE PUBBLICO REPERITO VIA WEB, SENZA AVER RACCOLTO PERSONALMENTE NE' INFORMAZIONI O MATERIALE: PERTANTO NON E' POSSIBILE EFFETTUARE CONSIDERAZIONI SE NON QUELLE IMMEDIATAMENTE PERCETTIBILI DALLA DOCUMENTAZIONE.