# Working jetpack, available for purchase this year

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-jetpack-available-for-purchase-this-year/244251>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [May 19, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-jetpack-available-for-purchase-this-year/244251 "2009-05-19T17:09:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-jetpack-available-for-purchase-this-year/244251/1 "2009-05-19T17:09:59Z")

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**Author:** ![NedZ32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nedz32/32/6393_2.png) [@NedZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NedZ32)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-jetpack-available-for-purchase-this-year/244251/2 "2009-05-19T17:14:12Z")

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Read about this in Popular Science the other day, very cool that its actually making it into production.

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**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-jetpack-available-for-purchase-this-year/244251/3 "2009-05-19T17:23:57Z")

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I agree with the comments though 30 min of run time at 60mph does not equal 8000ft.

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**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-jetpack-available-for-purchase-this-year/244251/4 "2009-05-19T17:37:29Z")

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thats awesome.

i had to lol at his helmet though.

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**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-jetpack-available-for-purchase-this-year/244251/5 "2009-05-19T17:38:58Z")

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Don’t we already have a jetpack (actual 'jet’pack) that’s been around for 30 years? They never made it to production because it only worked for 30 seconds…

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**Author:** ![car\_ramrod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/car_ramrod/32/6441_2.png) [@car\_ramrod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/car_ramrod)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-jetpack-available-for-purchase-this-year/244251/6 "2009-05-19T18:08:40Z")

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I give it a year before people start putting ridiculous spoilers and underlighting on these

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**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-jetpack-available-for-purchase-this-year/244251/7 "2009-05-20T15:25:46Z")

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If only he took all his gear off for the demo; He CAN be the world’s first Jetpack squid.