Science and Engineering: Innovation, Research, Education and Economics
December 23, 2006
Jetson Jetplane
photo of person flying a jet-pack with wings

Finally the Jetpacks we were promised by the Jetson’s :-) Well not really but still pretty cool. Many very cool videos on the Jet-man website show the jetpack in action. The flight is controlled by body movements (not controls, other than the gas). To fly, currently, Yves Rossy jumps from a plane and then extends the wings turns on the jets. Some additional improvements are needed to allow Yves to achieve ground take-offs, aerobatic operations and vertical climbs.

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