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The Jetlev R200 water jetpack makes you fly on water

By Adrian Prisca

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The Jetlev R200 water jetpack is a totally cool gadget that allows one to experience flying without having to worry about plane-sickness. It uses a water-propulsion system for lift-off and will be available starting 2012, for a price of $100,000 each. The base principle of this machine’s modus operandi is Newton’s third law: “for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”.

Thus, an engine and a pump suck water through the 33-foot long water hose and let it out through two nozzles with such a powerful force that the user is propelled more than 10 meters up. It has totally different operational means than the air-based Thunderpack or Martin Jetpack, but the same principle.

The technical details of the machine acknowledge us that a 200 HP engine, accompanied by a pump, suck up 1,000 gallons of water per minute, in order to generate 420 lbs of thrust, which are compulsory to launch a normal-sized human being upwards with around 40 km/h (25 mph).

Though the propulsion system can easily boost an ordinary car on the ground, the world of personal jet-flying is undergoing development. It’s yet unknown the exact date since any of these can be acquired, but considering the price, we surely wish that it’s a long time past the holidays and New Year’s.

[BornRich]

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Founder of Luxatic and countless other projects, Adrian has shaped this website into a go-to source for discerning readers looking for the latest in luxury products and experiences. He has over 15 years of experience in creating, managing and publishing lifestyle content across numerous platforms and he’s considered a leading voice in the luxury industry. Learn more about Luxatic's Editorial Process.

1 thought on “The Jetlev R200 water jetpack makes you fly on water”

  1. Hi,
    We are very interested in and want to buy R200 water jetpack system it shoewd above, but before that ,we would like to know what the whole system includes? And do we have to buy the whole system or we can just buy some parts of it? Does it have any specific jet ski that it uses? Do you guys have it in stock if we want to buy it now? Or we will need to make the reservation?
    Please get back to me when you see this,thank you!

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