Fighting a fire in a towering skyscraper stick unparalleled challenge for both the equipment and the firefighters . That ’s why the fire departments of large cities have dedicate high-pitched - rise unit of measurement – but Dubai wants to do one better byequipping its fire fighter with jetpacks .
The urban center is no stranger tohigh - fly exploits , but it ’s hoping this latest venture ends up being more than just a publicity stunt ( or an repulsive display of wealth ) . The Dubai Civil Defence has officially identify an ordering with the Martin Aircraft Company for 20 of its twinned - locomotive jetpacks and two simulators for training intent .
TheMartin Jetpackis as near as we ’ve come to develop a actual - life version of what The Rocketeer strapped to his back . It ’s substantially larger than the jetpacks science fiction has forebode us , and comes with a healthy $ 35,000 damage tag . But it can also carry over 260 pounds , let it to lift a pilot and additional equipment to hard to reach parts of a skyscraper . In an emergency when every second reckoning , being able to quickly enter the upper floors of a building is surely an vantage .
Is a jetpack the real solution to the problem involved with battle in high spirits - rise fires and emergencies , though ? That stay to be seen , as Dubai is one of the first metropolis to trial this unique approach . If anything , it assure the city , and the business lodge in all those skyscraper , that the metropolis ’s delivery service are dedicate to work the problem , and hopefully help make the booming metropolis ’ sensible horizon a piffling safer .
[ Martin Aircraft CompanyviaDubai Civil DefenceviaGizmag ]
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