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May 29, 2019

Airborne 05.29.19: RedBull Kaput, Martin Jetpack, EAA Supports Vets

Also: Air Trophy-Greenland, 'Racist' Call Signs, Apollopalooza, Hangzhou Capitalizes, Strike Fighter Squadron 101

As Airborne was being produced, we received word that Red Bull has pulled the plug on their Air Race program... we'll have more on this in our next episode. The Martin Aircraft Company has closed its doors and put its warehouse up for lease. The Martin Jetpack was once touted as the next wave of personal aviation. But the New Zealand company has burned through more than $50 million in its investor's money. In 2010, Martin Aircraft Company was rated by Time Magazine as one of the world's top 50 "most anticipated" inventions. But the "jetpack" ... which actually used a pair of ducted fans to provide lift and thrust, has been eclipsed by the large nu

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