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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

You can now buy jetpacks

Since Bell Labs built the first rocket belt in 1953, two major problems persists that stops potential buyers from getting one: Rocket belts are not for sale, and there is only enough fuel to stay aloft for under a minute.

Mexican company, Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana (TAM) offers its custom-built TAM Rocket Belt for $250,000, which includes flight and maintenance training. On a full tank of hydrogen peroxide the belt weighs 124 to 139 pounds and provides 30 seconds of flight. TAM's sole competitor is Jetpack International, a Colorado-based company. Its hydrogen-peroxide-burning Jet Pack H202 can stay in the air for 33 seconds, 3 seconds longer than TAM's model. The H202 weighs 139 pounds, and is competitively priced at $155,000, flight classes and all.

TAM ROCKET BELT MODEL JET PACK H202
More than 60 mph TOP SPEED 70 mph
30 seconds FLIGHT TIME 33 seconds
$250,000 PRICE $155,000

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