This Rocket Belt No. 2 was worn by William P. "Bill" Suitor while serving as a rocket belt or jet pack test pilot for Bell Aerosystems from March 1964 to June 1970. He flew it on several occasions, ...

Jet pack, Iron Man, or UFO? The elusive jet pack guy, spotted multiple times in Los Angeles skies last fall before dropping off the radar, may have returned Wednesday night. Stream Los Angeles ...

To some extent, everyone's in the market for a jet pack. But since Bell Labs built the first rocket belt (the correct, if less exciting, name) in 1953, potential buyers have been stymied by two ...

A parachute can also be seen attached to his pack as he wheels away from a pier which is lined with curious anglers. With the pack operating at full tilt, the unnamed man reaches a height of ...

The Sunbird Migratory Transfer Vehicle, designed by Pulsar Fusion, would be capable of reaching 329,000 miles per hour (over 529,000 kilometers per hour), the company claims. This would make it the ...

So why the hell aren’t we all flying to work via rocket power? Because you’re about as aerodynamic as a potato, my friend. Here are five reasons the jet pack just hasn’t happened yet ...

It's somewhat unclear if you'll be able to rocket over land using this device (the fact that the engine is water-based would suggest no), though it is an interesting development for jet-pack ...

The first such occurrence of a rocket man was reported Sept. 1, 2020. Back on that day, a couple of pilots said they saw the person flying using a jet pack about 3,000 feet in the air as they ...

Some people go fishing on their day off. Yves Rossy likes to jump out of a small plane with a pair of jet-powered wings on his back and loop the loop above the Swiss Alps. The self-built ...