The company whose name is not disclosed is to manufacture over 500 such devices that will find use within the military and rescue services. Each jetpack will cost about $63,000.

The Martin Jetpack is equipped with two gasoline-powered 200-hp piston engines capable of lifting a single person and enabling him to fly at the speed of 100 km/h covering up to 50 km at top altitude of nearly 2 km.

The device is built from light-weight but durable carbon fibre.

The designer says that his clients are not required to have pilots license, since ultralight vehicles are not subject to certification. The only restriction is the operator’s own weight which has to fit between 145 and 245 lbs. The devise is easy to fly after completion of a unique training program.

The jetpack is controlled by means of two joysticks. There’s an emergency parachute that’s effective above about 400 feet, and an impact-absorbing undercarriage that can soften a rough landing or a short fall.

5x5-feet big device with the weight of 250 lbs runs on ordinary gasoline and consumes 38 litres of fuel per hour which is five times as much as a regular car does.