Martin jetpack

Martin Jetpack is a personal ultralight vertical takeoff and landing aircraft . Developer - New Zealand private company Martin Aircraft. Propellers - small diameter propellers in annular channels rotated by an internal combustion engine . First introduced July 29, 2008 at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, an event hosted by the Experimental Aviation Association in Oshkosh , Wisconsin . According to the FAA classification, the device belongs to the class of ultralight ( Ultralight ) and does not require a pilot license to fly.

Jetpack
Type of	personal ultralight aircraft
Developer	Martin Aircraft Company
Chief Designer	Glenn Martin
First flight	2008 year
Status	prototype
Years of production	since 2014
Unit cost	from 100 000 USD

Unlike other jetpack devices, the Martin Jetpack is the first ready-to-use product. Project development took 27 years. The two-stroke ICE of the aircraft runs on gasoline . According to calculations, Martin Jetpack can reach speeds of 100 km / h, climb to a height of 2.5 km and stay in the air for about half an hour with a full tank.

The company Martin Aircraft plans (2008) to put the devices on the market ^{[1] [2]}