Martin Jetpack flying satchel will be available next year.

The company Martin Jetpack announced that their aircraft P12 bags will go on sale in the second half of next year. Its retail price is $ 150,000. The company has already received a license from the US administration dealing with the regulation of civil aircraft.

In fact, despite the name, it is not a jetpack. The P12 aircraft is equipped with two propellers driven by an internal combustion engine with 4 valves and a working volume of 2 liters. He works on kerosene. The case of the device is made of carbon fiber and aluminum. On 45 liters of kerosene, which will fit in the fuel tank, the P12 can fly up to 30 km and rise to a height of 1 km. The maximum speed of the device - 74 km / h, carrying capacity - 120 kg. Other details can be found in the product presentation .
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In the onboard computer P12 there will be a special training program for novice pilots, which will allow you to practice simple operations and small training flights before heading up.

The prototype of the jetpack company demonstrated at the air show in Paris . Visitors with the help of Oculus Rift could plunge into virtuality and make a computer flight on the device.



The head of the company is confident that the P12 will become not only an interesting toy for richer in price apartments in Moscow. They are sure that the device will find its customers, for example, in rescue services - in those situations when the doctor needs to get to the patient as soon as possible, and the firemen need to assess the situation from the air. Due to its compactness and the possibility of vertical landing in a very limited space, the P12, according to the creators, will be able to compete with helicopters.



The inspirer of the apparatus, the New Zealander Glen Martin, caught fire with the idea of ​​a personal flying satchel 35 years ago, 1981. He did not expect quick success, and presented the first prototype to the public only in 2004. Then his first sponsor, one of the New Zealand venture funds, paid attention to him. It was originally planned that the cost of the device for end customers would not exceed $ 100 thousand. In early 2015, Martin Aircraft successfully entered the Australian stock exchange and collected 100 million Australian dollars in an IPO.