Flying Jetpack Firefighters Are Coming to Dubai

Later, boners [flies away while putting on sunglasses]. Sex? “The introduction of Martin Jetpacks into our fleet of emergency response vehicles is another example of how Dubai leads the world”, said the Director of Operations Department of the Civil Defense, Lt. Colonel Expert, Ali Hassan Almutawa.

GizMag reports that Dubai’s Directorate of Civil Defense has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the jetpack makers at Martin Aircraft Company Limited for, as Martin’s press release states, “the intended future delivery of manned and unmanned Jetpacks, Simulators, Spares Parts, Support Services and both Pilot and Engineer training for appropriate Civil Defence and Fire Service personnel”.

He said: ‘The vision of Dubai Civil Defence (DCD) is protecting lives, properties and environment and to provide fast professional service, efficient investment of human and material sources to give best results.

Being a firefighter in Dubai just got a lot more interesting.

Today, the firm is backed by KuangChi Science, a big Chinese entrepreneurial investor, with Martin Aircraft Company joining KuangChi in the HKCo joint venture, which will look to develop and distribute the Martin Jetpack in China and Hong Kong when it has been fully commercialised in 2016.

The jetpacks contain V4 engines and can reach a top speed of 45 miles per hour. The latest version, which is actually very cool and could hit the market in 2016, can fly up to 3,000 feet, at 46 miles per hour, for 30 minutes at a time.

Dubai firefighters are set to have a new superhero weapon after authorities announced they will be soon equipped with jetpacks to help their battle against the flames.

Martin Jetpacks can be piloted as well as operated remotely, making them a versatile tool for fighting fires 100 stories off the ground.

The jetpacks can also be controlled remotely, allowing them to be used to deliver essential payloads of up to 120kg or even rescue people stranded in tall buildings during emergency situations. But there could be many other roles.

To see the jetpacks in action, check out the video below.