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  2. Daedalus Flight Pack - Wikipedia

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    The Daedalus Flight Pack is a jet suit capable of flying, hovering and powered jumps. [1] It was created by British inventor Richard Browning , an athlete and Royal Marine Reservist. [ 2 ] The Daedalus is different from other manned portable flight packs in that it uses additional jets attached to the hands.

  3. Jetpack Aviation - Wikipedia

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    The company was founded by Australian inventor David Mayman, who had previously worked in software but had a longstanding interest in developing a jetpack.In the mid-2000s, he began working with Nelson Tyler, an engineer and inventor in Hollywood who had previously worked on the Bell Rocket Belt in the 1980s.

  4. Jet pack - Wikipedia

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    The JetLev was the first hydroflight jet pack on the market, and its makers were awarded the first patents, in 2008, for hydro jet packs. The JetLev has the appearance of a typical jet pack, with two nozzles on a backpack propelling the rider upwards. It has an umbilicus to the powering jetski that provides the water for the thrust used. [59 ...

  5. Boeing offers a $2 million prize for a working jetpack - AOL

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    Boeing is more interested in "personal flying devices" -- aka, jetpacks or flying taxis -- and is partnering with new organization GoFly to post a $2 million bounty for working designs.

  6. Bell Rocket Belt - Wikipedia

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    However, its flying time was limited to 20 seconds. A later advancement during the years 1995–2000 could not improve the flying time to any more than 30 seconds. Apart from the extremely limited working time, this rocket belt did not allow for a controlled landing should its drive fail, as it would operate at altitudes far too low for a ...

  7. Flyboard Air - Wikipedia

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    Flyboard Air is a type of jetpack/hoverboard powered by gas turbines. [1] It was invented by French water-craft rider Franky Zapata, founder of Zapata racing. It achieved a Guinness World Record for farthest flight by hoverboard in April 2016 of 2,252.4 m (7,389.8 ft; 2,463.3 yd; 1.4 mi). [2]

  8. Backpack helicopter - Wikipedia

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    SoloTrek XFV (Exo-skeletal Flying Vehicle). Martin Jetpack; Vortech designed various models which have seats. [10] They formerly also made a pure backpack model with two very long rotor blades driven by a little propane-powered jet motor at the end of each blade. GEN H-4 [11] Hirobo bit [12] Trek Aerospace's Springtail [13]

  9. Richard Browning (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    Browning set out in 2016 to experiment with the concept “using the human mind to balance and control the body in flight structure”, adding power in the form of micro gas turbines (jet engines).