In year, Martin Aircraft Company wants to run a business in the field of jet packs. The equipment for traveling in the air with speed over 100 km/h should be available only in New Zealand but the company would like to spread its production.

Put on, press the button and fly. It is this easy to operate personal jet pack, which should be available in the beginning of next year. It is going to be the first attempt to sell such machine.

Potential client however must know that it's not easy to move the pack wherever he would like to. Entire equipment weights 113,5 kg and is 1,5 m big, when turbines by itself are wide like three stocky men standing next to each other – 1,6 m. The essential parts of construction are made of carbon fibres.

Estimated price around $150 000 ( approximately 1 850 000 CZK) aims on richer clients and mainly government or large corporations. That is going to be the first potential customer. The company says that price will probably drop with eventual public interest and raise of production.

The limitation is sale only in New Zealand, where the company has it's headquarters. However in future, the license should be extended to another countries, likewise renting license in McDonald's.


You can see Hollywood like jet pack in 14th September 2009 at 17 clock on TV channel Hollywood Science in Science according to Hollywood (3) – this time dedicated to extraordinary means of transport.