Tannith Cattermole The Martin Jetpack

The Martin Aircraft jetpack is the first commercially-available jetpack

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It‘s been a long time coming. While Arthur C. Clarke’s satellites have taken to space， and James Bond‘s futuristic mobile technology has become common place， still the dream of sustained personal flight has eluded us. But the future is here！ Finally we can all take flight as Martin Aircraft in New Zealand releases the first commercially-available jet pack！

A bit of history.。.Like many science fiction concepts， the jetpack design has become firmly entrenched in the collective psyche： ask anyone to draw you a jetpack and they will give you a man with two fiery pods strapped to his back gravitating him skyward. We owe much of this to James Bond’s Thunderball， which served to advertise the most successful of all the jetpack inventions; the Bell Rocket Belt.

Developed by the U.S. military in 1961 with the aim of producing an all-terrain vehicle to move military commanders around a battlefield， the Bell Rocket Belt could only maintain flight for 26 seconds on a full tank of fuel. After the film was released the subsequent clamoring for sales only served to prove what a marketable product a jetpack might be if one could be properly developed. Sadly with such limited application the Bell Rocket Belt was consigned merely to film work and TV appearances.

More recently， aside from the exploits of a brave few like Yves Rossy， attempts to realize a one-person flying machine ranging from flying exoskeletons to ion-propelled and water-drive technology have failed to gain momentum.

In 1998 and Martin Aircraft of Christchurch New Zealand was formed with the specific aim to build a jetpack that improved on the Bell Rocket Belt‘s record fly time by 100 times. The concept， developed by Glenn Martin， manager of Martin Aircraft in 1981， was verified by the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Canterbury， New Zealand. Since then nine prototypes have been developed and it is lucky number nine that in 2005 broke the mold and achieve sustained flight times.

The technology

The Jetpack is constructed from carbon fiber composite， has a dry weight of 250 lbs （excluding safety equipment） and measures 5 ft high x 5.5 ft wide x 5 ft long. It’s driven by a 2.0 L V4 2 stroke engine rated at 200 hp （150 kw）， can reach 8000 ft （estimated） and each of the two 1.7 ft wide rotors is made from carbon / Kevlar composite.

There is always risk associated with flying so Martin Aircraft has been careful to equip the pack with redundant systems that will take over in the event that the main system goes down. If a crash-landing is required， a pilot-operated toggle will rapidly fire a small amount of propellant deploying a ballistic parachute （similar to a car airbag） which will allow the pilot and jetpack to descend together. It also has an impact-absorbing carriage， patented fan jet technology and 1000 hours engine TBO （Time Between Overhaul）。 Small vertical take-off and landing aircraft （VTOL） are not subject to the same limitations as other helicopters and fixed wing aircrafts but Martin Aircraft have built it to comply with ultralight regulations and therefore suggest it as at least as safe to operate， and claim it is the safest of all jetpacks yet built.

The Jetpack achieves with 30 minutes of flight time and is fueled by regular premium gasoline， though you will undoubtedly earn some disbelieving stares at the petrol station. Since it has been built according to ultralight regulations no FAA recognized pilot‘s license is required to fly one in the U.S.， though this will depend on a country’s specific requirements. However， despite being significantly less complex than a helicopter to fly as pitch and roll are controlled by one hand， thrust and yaw by the other， Martin Aircraft won‘t let anyone take receipt of their jetpack before completing their specially-developed Martin Aircraft Company approved training program. The pilot must also weigh between 140-240 lbs.

Tell what I really want to know： how can I get my hands on one？

After nine prototypes Martin Aircraft have an accurate expectation for how much a jetpack will cost， and suggest that at $86，000 it is pitched at the level of a high-end car. As sales and production volume increase they expect this to drop to the price of a mid-range car. A 10% deposit buys you a production slot for 12 months hence; progress payments are made during manufacture with final payment due on delivery. Details and a deposit contract are available from their Martin Aircraft’s website.

And when will I be able drive it to work？ Again it‘s a waiting game as currently air traffic control technology is not yet advanced enough to cope with jetpacks， but the US Federal Aviation Administration （FAA） is developing “highways in the sky” technology - 3D highways based on GPS tracks. Initial tests have been positive but the technology is unlikely to be implemented for another 10 years yet so for the meantime initial use will remain recreational as with jet-skis， snowmobiles and ultralights. Until then we’ll keep waiting and watching the sky.。。

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馬丁噴氣背包 7年cattermolemarch坦彌斯，馬丁jetpack

馬丁飛機(jī)噴氣背包是第一個(gè)商用的Jetpack

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已經(jīng)過了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了。雖然Arthur C. Clarke的衛(wèi)星已經(jīng)進(jìn)入太空，詹姆斯·邦德的未來(lái)的移動(dòng)技術(shù)已經(jīng)成為一個(gè)共同的地方，但持續(xù)的個(gè)人飛行的夢(mèng)想?yún)s躲避了我們。但未來(lái)就在這里！最后，我們都可以起飛，因?yàn)轳R丁飛機(jī)在新西蘭發(fā)布第一個(gè)商業(yè)可用的噴氣背包！

一點(diǎn)歷史…像許多科幻小說的概念，Jetpack的設(shè)計(jì)已經(jīng)成為根深蒂固的集體心理：要求任何人給你畫一個(gè)背包，他們會(huì)給你一個(gè)男子兩火熱莢背著他向上的引力。我們感謝杰姆斯這個(gè)債券的雷霆萬(wàn)鈞，作為廣告的所有噴氣背包發(fā)明最成功的；貝爾火箭帶。由美國(guó)軍方開發(fā)的1961個(gè)目標(biāo)是生產(chǎn)一個(gè)全地形車輛移動(dòng)軍事指揮官在戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上，貝爾火箭帶只能維持飛行26秒，在一個(gè)完整的燃料罐。影片上映后，隨后要求銷售只能證明什么，適銷對(duì)路的產(chǎn)品設(shè)備可能如果可以適當(dāng)?shù)拈_發(fā)?？杀氖牵@樣的應(yīng)用有限的貝爾火箭帶被僅僅是電影和電視。

最近，除了勇敢一些像Yves Rossy的功勛，試圖實(shí)現(xiàn)一一人飛機(jī)從飛行外骨骼離子推進(jìn)和水驅(qū)技術(shù)未能獲得動(dòng)力?！?/ P 》 《 P 》 1998和馬丁飛機(jī)新西蘭基督城與特定目的形成建立一個(gè)噴氣背包，提高100倍的貝爾火箭帶的飛行時(shí)間紀(jì)錄。的概念，由格倫馬丁，馬丁飛機(jī)1981經(jīng)理，是由坎特伯雷大學(xué)的機(jī)械工程部核實(shí)，新西蘭。此后九樣機(jī)的研制，它是幸運(yùn)數(shù)字九，2005打破了模具和實(shí)現(xiàn)持續(xù)飛行時(shí)間。

技術(shù)

Jetpack是由碳纖維復(fù)合材料，其干重250磅（不包括安全設(shè)備）和措施5英尺×5.5英尺寬x高5英尺長(zhǎng)。它是由一個(gè)2升V4 2沖程發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)額定200馬力（150千瓦）驅(qū)動(dòng)，可以達(dá)到8000英尺（估計(jì)）和一個(gè)1.7英尺寬的轉(zhuǎn)子是由碳/芳綸復(fù)合材料。

總會(huì)飛行所以馬丁飛機(jī)一直小心裝備包冗余系統(tǒng)，將在該事件中的主要系統(tǒng)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)下降相關(guān)。如果迫降時(shí)，飛行員操作的切換將迅速火少量部署彈道導(dǎo)彈降落傘推進(jìn)劑（類似汽車安全氣囊）將允許飛行員和火箭降落在一起。它也有一個(gè)沖擊吸收運(yùn)輸、專利風(fēng)機(jī)射流技術(shù)和1000小時(shí)的發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)的TBO（大修間隔時(shí)間）。小飛行器垂直起降（VTOL）不受相同的限制，其他直升機(jī)和固定翼飛機(jī)但是馬丁飛機(jī)建造符合規(guī)定，因此建議輕至少為安全操作，并聲稱它是安全的而建造的所有背包。

《 P 》的Jetpack的達(dá)到30分鐘的飛行時(shí)間，由常規(guī)優(yōu)質(zhì)汽油，雖然你無(wú)疑會(huì)贏得一些懷疑的盯著加油站。既然已經(jīng)根據(jù)超法規(guī)沒有FAA認(rèn)可執(zhí)照的飛行員必須飛一個(gè)建在美國(guó)，但這將取決于一個(gè)國(guó)家的具體要求。然而，盡管比直升機(jī)飛行俯仰和滾轉(zhuǎn)控制的一方面明顯不太復(fù)雜，由其他推力和偏航，馬丁飛機(jī)不會(huì)讓任何人完成他們專門開發(fā)的馬丁飛機(jī)公司批準(zhǔn)的培訓(xùn)計(jì)劃之前，把他們的Jetpack的收據(jù)。飛行員也必須權(quán)衡為140-240磅。

告訴我真正想知道的是：我如何能得到我的手嗎？

九原型馬丁飛機(jī)后有噴氣背包多少錢一個(gè)準(zhǔn)確的預(yù)期，并建議在86000美元這是定位于高端車的水平。隨著銷售和生產(chǎn)量的增加，他們預(yù)計(jì)這將下降到一個(gè)中檔車的價(jià)格。一個(gè)10%的存款買了12個(gè)月的生產(chǎn)槽，因此，在制造過程中，在交付的最終付款到期付款。細(xì)節(jié)和存款合同可以從他們的馬丁飛機(jī)的網(wǎng)站。

當(dāng)我可以開著它去工作嗎？又是一個(gè)等待的游戲目前空中交通控制技術(shù)尚未先進(jìn)到足以應(yīng)付噴氣背包，但美國(guó)聯(lián)邦航空管理局（FAA）正在開發(fā)的“天空”技術(shù)-基于GPS軌跡三維公路公路。最初的測(cè)試是積極的但技術(shù)是不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)的另一個(gè)10年呢，同時(shí)首次使用仍將娛樂與滑雪、雪地摩托、飛機(jī)。到那時(shí)我們會(huì)保持觀望天空…