LONDON ¨C Ever fancied a dab at being ¡°Iron Man¡°? Now you can. A jet-suit created by a British former commodities trader has gone on sale in a London department store with a cool price tag of ?340,000 ($446,522).

Made up of five miniature jet engines mounted on the pilot¡¯s arms and back, and also of electronics and 3D printed parts, the suit by Gravity Industries is reminiscent of the one worn by Robert Downey Jr. as Marvel superhero ¡°Iron Man.¡±

Running on jet fuel or diesel, it has a speed record of 32 miles per hour (51 kph) and altitude limit of 12,000 feet (3,658 meters), though inventor Richard Browning hovers only a few meters above the ground when using it, for safety reasons.

He has taken it on demonstrations around the world and on Wednesday took flight above a small closed-off street outside luxury department store Selfridges, which is selling custom-made versions of the suit.

¡°This consumes about four liters a minute in the hover (position) so you can fly for three or four minutes quite easily and we have got another version ¡ª certainly on a cold day when you get more thrust, it¡¯ll fly for about nine minutes,¡± he said.

¡°That¡¯s something we¡¯re looking to improve but it¡¯s the inevitable consequence of flying without wings.¡±

The curious can see the suit at the store as well as test out a virtual reality version. Anybody who decides to buy a suit will also be offered training.

¡°If you watch this as an audience member you probably get exposed to more warmth than I do as the pilot,¡± Browning said. ¡°It¡¯s actually surprisingly calm and not very violent. It¡¯s very passive and gentle when you¡¯re flying it.¡±