jet packs

Wearable flight engines

A jet pack is a device worn on the back that uses jet propulsion to lift and transport a person through the air.

Long a staple of science fiction and futuristic fantasy, jet packs exist as experimental technology but remain impractical for everyday use: Every kid in the 1960s thought we'd all have jet packs by now.

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flight · engine · pilots · aerospace · spaceplanes · thrust · vertical takeoff · space suits · jetpack · fuel cells · James Bond · Boba Fett · hoverboards · rocket man · hydrogen peroxide · gyroscopes · hovercrafts · Iron Man

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propulsion method

jet packsgliders

Unpowered aircraft that soar

hang gliders · parachutes · paragliders · gliding · wings

mobility domain

jet packsanchors

Weighted devices securing vessels

walking · ground transportation · leg irons · ball and chain · shackles

technological sophistication

jet packscrawling

Moving on hands, knees

running · horse and cart · oxcart · walking stick · bare feet

Family

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G