The Future is Now: Jet Packs for 2008

Personal flying machines could be accessible to the public as early as next year. (Video Courtesy Jet P.I.)

The future is here, kids. Jet Pack International is planning to release the T-73 Turbine Jet Pack next year for the low, low price of $226,060. Those with the cash to spare will be purchasing the rights to the coolest entrance ever.

The jet pack, which could travel 16km without refueling, is now in the pre-order stages and the company will also teach buyers how to fly them.

Company chief executive Troy Widgery said, “We are developing a consumer model… our dream is to make this affordable to the average person. Everyone wants things to evolve to the point of The Jetsons, and I think it could. I could see flying from work to home, within a certain limit.”