Martin Jetpack, Martin Aircraft Company, Christchurch, New Zealand

An innovative personal flying vehicle tests successfully and gives renewed hope for a Jetsons-like future.

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Martin Aircraft Company is proud to present the latest prototype, P12. This video shows recent testing of the prototype being flown by remote control.

P12 is the baseline for pre-production and subsequently production in 2014.

Flight Date: 30th May 2013
Flight Aim: Control system tuning, extending flight duration.

Please note that this video has intentionally been left unedited, as such, please excuse the poor camera shots (namely the wonderful footage of our trailer and following that the jerky footage due to relocation of the camera).

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The following video is a practice flight display for an upcoming public event to be held in China in early December 2015.

Over the last six months, Martin Aircraft has been taking the P12 jetpacks through a formal flight testing and evaluation programme which differs from previous testing as these aircraft have been built in more of a production environment, using rigorous build configuration controls and processes.

As a result of the implementation of advanced aircraft sub-systems and better design, the manned flight testing phase has confirmed significant improvements in aircraft handling and maneuverability from earlier test flights.

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This is a short story behind the World’s first and only practical commercial Jetpack, the company and its people as they ready themselves for an upcoming public event to be held in China in early December 2015.

Named as one of Time magazine's Top 50 inventions for 2010, the Martin Jetpack, the world’s first practical jetpack, with potential usage spanning search and rescue, military, recreational and commercial applications, which can be operated both manned and unmanned.

This “fly on the wall” video follows the team at Martin Aircraft for a week as they complete the final series of flight tests for the new P12.3 Jetpack and take it through its paces in preparation for deployment to its first public display.

The Martin Jetpack is a disruptive technology, much like the helicopter was when first developed, with substantial capabilities and is able to be flown by a pilot or via remote control. The Jetpack can take off and land vertically (VTOL) and because of its small dimensions, it can operate in confined spaces such as close to or between buildings, near trees or in confined areas that other VTOL aircraft such as helicopters cannot access.

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Working with our Launch Customers using a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) approach we have identified a number of key areas where the Martin Jetpack has a clear advantage over traditional VTOL aircraft. This video captures initial ideas around Jetpack applications for the First Responder and Commercial markets and represents a thought piece to inspire distributive thinking as to how they can use the Jetpack within their organisations and operational environments to save human lives.

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As we move on to manned aircraft testing, we thought we'd share some footage taken at the second test of our unmanned Jetpack, complete with payload, on 16 May.

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The first Series 1 Jetpack manned test flying and customer capability demonstrations have now occurred. Here's a first glimpse...

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