Martin Aircraft’s $100,000 jetpack was recently tested with the addition of an emergency parachute for safety in case things go wrong mid-flight.

According to the company’s founder Glenn L. Martin, the test was a success.

The 115 kilogram craft uses two ‘superfans’ that blasts air downward to propel the aircraft, can fly more than half an hour, reach more than 1000 feet and cruise at 100 kilometer per hour.

A ballistic parachute for emergency

Most of the drivers face the ignition problem especially in the wet conditions. Sometimes the spark plug fails to ignite the fuel and this results in loss of time and money

The spark plugs which are used to ignite the mixture of fuel and air inside the combustion engine, were developed about 150 years ago and since that point they have changed very little. Scientists claimed that the new approach will increase the efficiency of the engines and also reduce pollution.

Only three plants were operating
The natural calamity has destroyed the infrastructure of car manufacturing process of Toyota. Only three plants were functional after the tsunami and even these plants have been producing at limited capacity since late March and early April. These three plants have been manufacturing the most popular cars such as, Prius, Lexus and Corolla.

All plants are open but under trouble