Own a Martin Jetpack
Aviation buffs, collectors and entrepreneurs have a once in a lifetime opportunity to buy their own Martin Jetpack.
Seven prototype Martin Jetpacks are now up for sale – following liquidation of the Martin Jetpack Aircraft Company.  There’s also an unmanned drone test aircraft, spare engines, training simulators, every imaginable spare part, the company’s computer servers, branding and technical documentation.
“It really is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own one of these world-renowned aircraft – or better still to buy the lot and take the project through to completion,” said Sam Brown of Skylarc Asset Realisation (Christchurch).  
Brown is confident people in New Zealand and around the world will be interested. “New Zealand is well known for its aviation firsts, starting with Richard Pearse – who many believe was in the air before America’s Wright brothers.  We also have Jean Batten, the first person to fly solo from England to New Zealand.  And we have Glenn Martin’s Jetpack.
“It’s the ultimate feature for a bloke’s shed, especially for an aviation enthusiast who wants to own a piece of New Zealand aviation history.  What better talking point than a Martin Jetpack?
“It’s not impossible to think of having one as a piece of modern art – it just needs the right home or gallery to display it in.”
A more ambitious buyer might want to try and get CAA approval to fly the craft – but Brown’s offering no advice on that front.  He’s equally reluctant to say how much a potential buyer might have to offer to get their own Martin Jetpack.
“It’s an opportunity for an enterprising person or business to pick up the whole package, finish the development and bring the product to market, with most of the hard work already done,” he said.  “It really is a unique flying machine that was nearing production when the company closed.” 
Brown is running an international tender, which ends on Friday 5 November. Local buyers have the advantage of being able to look before they buy (by appointment only), but for those who can’t – there’s plenty of video footage and photographs to show what’s on offer.
A huge range of aviation electronics, early Jetpack prototypes, test equipment and other related company assets will also be listed with a $1 reserve on Trade Me from 11 November.
Brown is no stranger to unusual auctions – having sold the assets of engineering and retail companies, and even radio frequencies.  “But this is something quite special that might only come along once in a career.”  

https://www.skylarc.co.nz/auctions/mac/