This site uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising.
By continuing to browse, you agree to the use of cookies described in our Cookies Policy.
You may change your settings at any time but this may impact on the functionality of the site.
To learn more see our Cookies Policy.
A DREAM HAS finally come true for a generation of James Bond fans after a US firm launched a commercially-produced jetpack.
Wearing the device on their back, users can fly up to 28ft – the height of a three-storey house – above the surface of any sea or lake as they are lifted on powerful jets of water. Called the Jetlev 200, the manufacturer’s website trumpets its “inherent stability”, “intuitive controls” and “high thrust-to-weight ratio”.
Novices can learn to fly in as little as six minutes, the makers add, with more advanced jetpackers able to hover and turn donuts in the air. However, the contraption has one drawback – you have to be tethered to ground level at all times with a long hose. And even if your route to work happens to lie along a handy canal, Jetlev Technologies warn their invention is “not practical for commuting and should primarily be used for recreation.”
Advertisement
Currently, a new Jetlev 200 will set you back a cool $99,500, or around €69,000. However a Florida firm, Jetpack Adventures, is offering one and a half hours of airborne antics for a just $249 (€170).
This promotional clip shows what you could be getting up to over your nearest body of water:
Sunday 17 November, 2024
Sunday 17 November, 2024
Download our app
Watch: The future is here... and it's jetpack-shaped
A DREAM HAS finally come true for a generation of James Bond fans after a US firm launched a commercially-produced jetpack.
Wearing the device on their back, users can fly up to 28ft – the height of a three-storey house – above the surface of any sea or lake as they are lifted on powerful jets of water. Called the Jetlev 200, the manufacturer’s website trumpets its “inherent stability”, “intuitive controls” and “high thrust-to-weight ratio”.
Novices can learn to fly in as little as six minutes, the makers add, with more advanced jetpackers able to hover and turn donuts in the air. However, the contraption has one drawback – you have to be tethered to ground level at all times with a long hose. And even if your route to work happens to lie along a handy canal, Jetlev Technologies warn their invention is “not practical for commuting and should primarily be used for recreation.”
Currently, a new Jetlev 200 will set you back a cool $99,500, or around €69,000. However a Florida firm, Jetpack Adventures, is offering one and a half hours of airborne antics for a just $249 (€170).
This promotional clip shows what you could be getting up to over your nearest body of water:
A rookie flyer training with the Jetlev 200:
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Flight Flying James Bond Jetpack Technology US Water