The ability to fly independently is a dream for many, and it's why superheroes like Superman are so popular. Science fiction has been teasing the world with jetpacks for nearly a century, beginning in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Personal air vehicles will use GPS and cell phone technology to automatically broadcast information about location and speed to ground-based towers. From the ground, an automated computer system will ...