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 That hydrogen peroxide is powerful stuff! Pilot Eric Scott defies gravity during a quick demonstration flight in an 800-horsepower Go Fast jet pack, the same one he used to set a jet-pack record in Colorado. It's not something you see every day at Express Stop in Casa Grande. Greg Bryan / Arizona Daily Star
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Tucson, Arizona | Published: 01.14.2009
Jet Pack International, a Colorado company that makes a strap-on flying pack, put on a promotional flight in Casa Grande on Tuesday afternoon. Go Fast, an energy drink, is sponsoring the flights.
The company's 800-horsepower, hydrogen-peroxide-powered flight pack was used to set a jet-pack flying record, traveling 1,500 feet while crossing the Royal Gorge near Cañon City, Colo., on Nov. 24
The company has developed two hydrogen-peroxide jet-pack models, including one that can fly for an estimated 33 seconds and another that can go for up to 43 seconds.
A third model runs on jet fuel and can stay aloft for an estimated nine minutes, with a price tag of $200,000, including training.
Tuesday's flight took place at the Express Stop convenience store, 1000 W. Gila Bend Highway. The company plans another promotional flight in Tucson on Friday.
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