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Jetpack test flight to 5k ft

Scruff · 2011-05-30 11:09:21

http://tvnz.co.nz/sunday-news/we-have-lift-off-9-49-video-4197121 interesting personal flying machine undergoing a test flight to 5k ft above sea level and emergency parachute test. landing still looked a bit rough but not bad for 1st test

30-05-2011 11:09am

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Scruff

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http://tvnz.co.nz/sunday-news/we-have-lift-off-9-49-video-4197121

interesting personal flying machine undergoing a test flight to 5k ft above sea level and emergency parachute test.
landing still looked a bit rough but not bad for 1st test

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#2 30-05-2011 8:24pm

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Cool....great toy for the rich in the future....i want one!!

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#3 30-05-2011 8:25pm

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McNulty737 wrote: »

Cool....great toy for the rich in the future....i want one!!

Future? I have one already.

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#4 31-05-2011 12:37am

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Good old Kiwi ingenuity! I think it got laughed at at Oshkosh but now is being taken quite seriously.

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#5 31-05-2011 1:52am

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That test pilot must have serious stones
On a serious note, this is a class piece of kit, i hope he gets investments

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#6 31-05-2011 4:57pm

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Dear Santa please can I have one of theses, I've been a very very very good boy...........:D

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