Jetlev R200 water jetpack lets you fly without wings for $100,000
Though the winters season has set in major parts of the world, ideas about spending your summer holidays still seem to be pouring, for summer is the time when you can indulge in most of the adventure sports. We had earlier seen air-powered Martin jetpacks (pictured bottom most) which would let one fly without wings, but using water as a source of power to fly, the Jetlev R200 will help you get your thrills at $100,000 a piece. Come spring 2012, and this concept will indeed become a common reality.
The Jetlev R200 works on the very basics of physics’ laws, but uses a different medium from what we had seen before in the Martin Jetpack and Thunderpack. Using a 33-foot long water hose, The Jetlev R200, sucks in water with the help of an engine and pump, to later release it with such force that the rider can go up to 30 feet in the air! On investigation of the technicalities, one sees that the engine is 200 HP machines, which uses 1000 gallons of water per minute, to generate 420-lbs of thrust that would be necessary to send a normal human into the air at 25 m/ph! When we first read it, we were hoping for a description of a small car, but it seems it’s a hi-tech jetpack that will give you give you the thrills of flying without wings, but it does carry a noticeable price tag- $100,000 a pop. If you have the extra cash lying around after this year-end shopping, this is where you spend the extra 100 grand worth of change.
On a similar note, Glenn Martin's flying jetpack, which we had earlier told you about is also expected to be available soon for a similar price tag of $100,000-150,000 apiece. With a single 2.0 liter V4 engine, it could leave the rider at 50 kms of height, with a speed of 100 km/ph but the design is visibly more voluminous. Reportedly, Larry Page and Sir Richard Branson has already booked their units in advance when the final prototype was released.
Via: Mashable/ Daily Mail
