The company says it takes about 20 hours to learn how to operate the Jetpack. June 1, 2011 -- Jetpacks, once thought to be the future of travel, seemed to go the way of the flying car, but if Glenn ...

At around the age of 12, David Mayman tried to build a helicopter out of fence posts and an old lawn mower. Needless to say, it did not go well. His contraption didn't fly and he was made to fix the ...

A 'mad boffin' who dreamed of flying to school has finally invented the world's first jetpack after working tirelessly for over three decades. As a schoolboy, Glenn Martin's imagination was fuelled by ...

Science fiction typically says we should already have flying cars and jetpacks, and, in fact, the technology does exist. But ...

There’s something charmingly low-tech about this jetpack test, from the makers of the Martin Jetpack, which features a remote-controlled jetpack zooming around for several minutes while carrying a ...

It's the news science fiction fanatics have been waiting for - from next year, it will be possible to buy a working jetpack. New Zealand company Martin Jetpack has been working on the aircraft for 35 ...

Martin Aircraft Company’s CEO, Peter Coker, said that the P12 prototype was a “huge step up” from the previous prototype. “Changing the position of the jetpack’s ducts has resulted in a quantum leap ...

An Australian company has shared video of the first test flight of its electric-powered backpack helicopter. Unlike gas-fueled jetpacks, the CopterPack appears to uses battery power to propel the ...

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A jetpack is strapped to a pair of legs for a wild lift-off test, showing the power, instability, and speed of improvised ...