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Wednesday, September 23, 2009:

Martin Jetpack features on Campbell Live

The first tourists to space paid as much as $50 million for the experience - what would you pay to be one of the first ever people to fly in a jetpack?

Tuesday, September 22, 2009:

Firm hopes to nail big jetpack deal with government

Martin Aircraft Company, the inventor of a personal "flying machine", expects to take six months to nail down a potential $100 million-a-year deal with a foreign government.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009:

Back to the future

Watch this video of the Martin Jetpack on current affairs show Sunday and see reporter Ian Sinclair lift off in the jetpack.

Friday, September 04, 2009:

Jetpack maker eyes tourism market

Christchurch-based Martin Aircraft Co is looking for an experienced tourism sector operator to help set up a venture providing the public with jetpack test flights.

Friday, July 31, 2009:

Kiwi jetpack invention gets ready for domestic takeoff

The chance to fly a Kiwi-invented jetpack will be available in New Zealand early next year.

Friday, July 31, 2009:

Article from National Business Review

Strapping on a jetpack to get to work on a Monday morning is still the stuff of cheesy science-fiction stories, but the Christchurch inventor of the latest jetpack technology is planning to open a business providing flights to the public as early as next year, with further plans to take the jetpack around the world.

Thursday, July 30, 2009:

Jetpack experience a must add to your "bucket list"

Almost one year to the day after the public launch of the Martin Jetpack, Kiwi inventor Glenn Martin is back at the annual EAA air show Oshkosh in Wisconsin to provide seminars on progress, but also to announce that people will really get the opportunity to fly a jetpack as soon as next year.

Monday, February 16, 2009:

Former America's Cup Chief Joins Jetpack Company

Anthony Romano, former head of Luna Rossa in the America’s Cup and of Calvin Klein Europe, has joined the board of Martin Aircraft Company, developers of the world’s first practical jetpack.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008:

Jetpack maker appoints CEO

Pioneering jetpack maker Martin Aircraft Company has appointed a chief executive as it prepares to raise up to $20 million to get into full production.

Monday, August 11, 2008:

Journalist flies the Martin Jetpack

“ I want to do it again. It's a triumph of the inventor” says Gizmodo journalist Mark Wilson after his jetpack flight at Oshkosh

Monday, January 26, 2009:

How it feels to fly a Jetpack

"I flip the ignition switch and 250 pounds of engines, turbines and gasoline roar hello. In terms of horsepower, I was carrying a small sports car on my back. I’d like to say that I grin confidently and give the cameras a wink, like some young Chuck Yeager or Evel Knievel, but the smile leaves my face. Instead, I gun the throttle. It is time to fly."

Monday, August 04, 2008:

Global publicity keeps on growing for the Martin Jetpack

The appeal of the Martin Jetpack has grabbed the world’s attention. Within 24 hours of the launch at Oshkosh over 974 separate TV articles went to air and the international media frenzy resulted in unprecedented newspaper, radio and internet coverage.

Monday, August 04, 2008:

THE MARTIN JETPACK

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