{"id":4364,"date":"2013-09-08T05:18:51","date_gmt":"2013-09-08T05:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4364"},"modified":"2015-02-25T01:48:08","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T06:48:08","slug":"sci-tech-marting-jetpack-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4364","title":{"rendered":"Sci-Tech: Martin Jetpack update"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently posted<\/a> about the new version of the Martin Jetpack<\/a> (more specifically, a dual ducted fan personal vertical takeoff and landing vehicle). AvWeek writes about it in their latest issue: Jetpack Moves a Step Closer to Reality – Aviation Week<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here is a new post on the\u00a0Martin Jetpack blog<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Friday, September 6, 2013:<\/p>\n

Progress update on P12<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have had a huge amount of international interest from media, potential investors, purchasers and distributors since we released images of our new prototype P12.<\/p>\n

So where are we at with the P12 jetpack now?<\/p>\n

We have flown the P12 manned to prove the capability and we are now back into a remote flying phase as we expand the flight envelope to Technical Product Specification 1.\u00a0\u00a0 Manned test flights will take place again later in the year as part of the full test schedule.\u00a0 Previous prototypes have flown manned so this is not a big step for us although the performance of P12 is considerably greater than any other prototype and it will be the basis for our pre-production model.<\/p>\n

We have received authorisation from the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority for us to conduct manned flight tests on P12 with the jetpack currently being classified as a Class 1 microlight aircraft.<\/p>\n

As part of our testing programme we are making some modifications to the jetpack\u2019s V4 engine. We are currently developing the engine to extend the Time Between Overhaul (TBO).\u00a0 This development work is focusing on the bottom end of the engine and improving the crankshaft design, including going to a single piece crank.\u00a0 There are also other areas where we are looking to make small improvements, which will make the engine more durable and decrease the maintenance requirements.\u00a0 We hope to have the engine fitted to P12 by the end of the year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I recently posted about the new version of the Martin Jetpack (more specifically, a dual ducted fan personal vertical takeoff and landing vehicle). AvWeek writes about it in their latest issue: Jetpack Moves a Step Closer to Reality – Aviation Week Here is a new post on the\u00a0Martin Jetpack blog: Friday, September 6, 2013: Progress … Continue reading Sci-Tech: Martin Jetpack update<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-and-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-18o","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11705,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11705","url_meta":{"origin":4364,"position":0},"title":"Sci-Tech: Videos – JetPack Aviation demos new JB-9 in NYC + Two Jetmen fly with A380 + Martin Jetpack update","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 5, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"JetPack Aviation\u00a0is developing a dual jet turbine powered backpack that will keep a person aloft for up to 10 minutes (vs 30 seconds or so from traditional H2O2 powered rocket packs). 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