I would like to have one

[Plane]

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=rocket-pack

[Rich]

Weren't we all supposed to have them by now?

[Plane]

Weren't we all supposed to have them by now?

Start saveing up the price.

In January, Thunderbolt Aerosystems, Inc., a Mountain View, Calif., maker of both rocket and jet packs, unveiled plans to develop by the middle of 2009 a jet-powered device called THUNDERJET, which the company claims will be able to stay in the air for up to 35 minutes. If successful, THUNDERJET could be a candidate for a host of defense, commercial and personal purposes, says Thunderbolt founder Carmelo Amarena, including support for military missions, disaster relief efforts and border patrol. "My goal is not to replicate the original rocket belt," he adds, but rather to develop a jet pack that makes personal flight available to the masses.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=jet-pack

[Stray Pooch]

Which do you think will kill it, over-regulation or litigation?

[Xavier_Onassis]

We should give these to Juniorbush and Cheney as going away-presents.

[kimba1]

very interesting
instead of rockets,use turbines to lengthen the time