A Russian by the name of A. Andreev, filed a patent back
in the 1920's for a back pack flying device that used Methane
and LOX. Most people have never seen this before. The Patent
and a description can be found in a book called "Journal
of Interplanetary Communications" by N. Rynin. This book
was interpreted into English back in the 70's. The most unique
thing about this device is that the pump was powered by a
wind up spring motor.