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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. These enable it to be directed by ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Yves Rossy - Wikipedia

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    The videos show the pair soaring and diving around the airliner, flying in formation with it for about ten minutes. [ 20 ] A television program "City in the Sky, part 2" [ 21 ] about how airliner flights are run, showed at its start Yves Rossy and Vince Reffet flying with Rossy-type jetpacks, to show some principles of how airliners fly.

  5. 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). His development journey, culminating in the first flight in November 2016, was the subject of a 2017 TED talk and the “Taking on Gravity ...

  6. JetLev - Wikipedia

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    The jetpack can allow users to fly up to 10 m (30 feet) above the water. It was created by Chinese Canadian, Raymond Li. JetLev became the first practical amateur-usable jet pack, and first with practical usable duration. The JetLev technology jetpack became the first commercially released jetpack in 2009.

  7. How much does a private jet cost? Prices by type & alternatives

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    New light jet prices range from $5.75 million to $11.89 million to buy. Midsize jets: With a capacity of about five hours of travel at a time, midsize jets work well for both short and mid-range ...

  8. Jetpack Aviation - Wikipedia

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    The pair began work on a backpack-sized jet that would takeoff and land vertically that would meet popular expectations of the science fiction concept. [1] Their first device was the JB-9, a carbon-fiber corset that straps to the wearer's back that burns kerosene to propel them for about 10 minutes, based on their weight and flight conditions.

  9. Hydroflight sports - Wikipedia

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    The jetpack is a device that is attached to the back with the two jets situated next to the shoulders. People are held to the device by a five-point safety/racing harness (same as the ones used in race car seats). The direction of flight is controlled using two handles that are attached to the jet nozzles.