These kinds of videos just remind me that whoever invents a power source or storage solution akin to an arc reactor will be remembered as a hero for millennia to come.

Back in the 1970's I was a fan of the Marvel comic series "The Micronauts" (Based on the toy line of the same name) Several characters used "Glider Packs", and one used an oversized unit VERY similar to the Copter Pack. The latter, I will now be following the development of.

Never thought I'd see the DOS game Dangerous Dave again (0:10). I haven't played it since I was a little boy in the early 90s.

The big copta blade's look the most safty oriented and stable,as does the frame style.i would say an automated landing system ,could be useful with the fine attunement of electric motor's.maybe some one could ride under a 'Dyson fan' rectangular tube wing (extended laterally),with sets of small jet pack's at the ends of a Dyson wing for downward stability stabilisers.as always it was a great history telling of these inventions,thanks for making these great,and entertaining documentaries

Great summery of historie and what's state-of-the-art in these Topic!

Plus one for the Copterpack I think - it looks to be the only one under some semblance of control 😁

Truly a missed opportunity to talk about the energy requirements for different modes of flight. Physics is really important to the design of these single person fliers. I know you know the math!! You could talk about the different technologies that provide propulsion by their energy, fuel and electrical requirements, and match up what you think would do a better job. You could have spoken about battery technologies advancing to the point where it is feasible to fly alone for a longer time than a few minutes. You could describe the difference between full aerobatic flight and simple transport over distance, and how the flight regime demands define the energy requirements. Still, great work!

I liked the movie series' from the 40's and 50's. "ROCKETMAN" and "KING OF THE ROCKET MEN". They were still showing these in the 1960,s before the feature film at the Saturday Matinee when I was a kid.... Available now on U-Tube.

Another wonderful edition to your playlist. Thank you, sir.

Sir: the Jetpack from the Rocketeer from 1991 comes to mind

Would be interesting to see a combination of a foldable high aspect ratio wing and jetpack. Must have somewhat comparable performance to one of those rare jet powered gliders

Great video -love the context and history presented, thanks, ^oo^

Just attach a bunch of light weight lithium batteries and make the jets bigger. Use the glider wing and than that would make a jet pack fly way longer at a faster speed. I should invent it 🤔

I flew the flyboard waterjet and the Jetpack turbojet powered devices some years ago. The flyboard was the easiest with much more stability than the Jetpack. It was powered by a Seadoo through a long flexible pipe to the two waterjets at my feet which gave some self leveling stability.. The Jetpack consisted of two turbojets on a moveable frame controlled by both hands and a twist grip throttle. The framework was rather heavy and awkward to control resulting in much lag. I was tethered to an overhead cable. I just looked at their website now and see they are still using the group picture with me being the the old guy with the silly grin next to the young girl😁.

Thank you for your clear explanation without music !

Surpizing that your media list did not include the movie "The Rocketeer" from 1991.

Thank you!

Well produced and informative video as usual. Cells with an exponentially denser amount of energy vs mass are needed for this tech to be more useful.

I think the Gravity Ind. jetpack is the most advanced of them all

Nice man !!!I love these!

Im stoked for a fusion reactor electric motor/ electric plasma jet jet pack that has hours of range :) Could even have an infinite range if it could fuse air

Great stuff! Love this channel-

Thank you. Is there any data on the thrust for these small electric 'jet' motors? Compared to fuel?

Thanks for gathering so much information on this very exciting topic. There are so many applications for electric aviation, especially where small aircraft and short range are acceptable. Its surprising we haven't seen more electric motors for launching gliders. I would think parawings and small helicopter/drone vehicles for short hops are obvious applications.

Great video I like it.

I wish the copterpack people would be more transparent. Their unit, with its large rotors, looks the most promising to me. However, their video, in which the tether has almost certainly been edited out, turns me off 😑

The firemen mech legs was missing on those heavy landing models in history. The best concept feature we tried 6:47, is using the jetboard feet stand, as the engine, jetback as the fuel source, with wing glide suits wings extend at under elbow to hip alignment, as the fast cruise path & loops, if be electric, the afterburners could've been hydrogen or helium combustion, if individual legs as engine/thusters, with a sheet between leg as tale fin, scissor/spin, pitch & yawn manuever also apply in cruise path mode.

My problem with most of them apart from the obvious limited flight time is that they are not able to be operated hands free and such that the hand is a very versatile tool imposes a big compromise. For any to be successful they would require the operator to be able to carry and deploy a weapon in flight because it’s the military that would have the prime need for such a thing.

I believe the Martin jet pack would work if it had four big fan motors.with a seat setting in the middle making the four fans a platform for the chair to sit on gas or electric motor on the back of the seat or under it.

I'm impressed that electric propulsion has made it this far! Would not have thought that possible. What kind of batteries are they using that can be discharged in 5 minutes without injury? BTW, I liked The Rocketeer!

i don't really like the jetpacks very much, but i like the CopterPack the best.

those first ever made jetpacks seam very very safe

The Ironman energy is possible And I know a guy that is very close to developing That ENDLESS source of ENERGY

They need to Route the flight instruments to the helmet for a heads up display just a thought for the future

I have a feeling that this is going to be the next toy for exentric rocketmen

The first real jetpack I saw was in the James Bond movie "THUNDERBALL". Right at the start, he flies from a building, then puts it in the trunk of his Aston Martin. I saw it at the movies when it first came out. 1965 or 6.

Love the channel! I heard that Yves Rossy was using arduopilot or one of those open source RC flight software suites to do his VTOL on his flying wing... I'm going to try to amplify this channel as much as I can, you clearly share the dream of personal flight and I love what you produce. Thank you!

What about using an inflatable/deflatable one man helium mini Zeppelin balloon to extend range, add safety and using electric propulsion, also a quieter alternative?

the copter pack looks simple and cheap. needs a tripod gear to carry the pack weight and mechanical controls for rotating the fans and a radar altimeter altitude control to simplify all phases of flight. could be so cheap.

I think it was a Disney production but it was called 'The Rocketeer' (1991) about a guy with a strap on rocket engine the 1930's, Howard Hughes, nazis, aeroplane racing, it has everything ! plus it has the best plane crash (a GeeBee) Ive ever seen in its opening minutes Gravity is the best Ive seen this far, but I think a small delta folding wing would be a great assistance

You forgot Commando Cody LOL

Course the fans would have to rotatate in different directions.have helicopter skids on the bottom make two seater.with out a full enclosed cockpit would save weight.

Don't forget Astroboy cartoon.

Bell rocket belt didnt ignite its fuel it used hydrogen peroxide as a mono propellant passing it over a catalyst converting it to steam

I seen my first jet pack in a James Bond film.....

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I should hope that whatever battery or electric energy-storage is used can take advantage of the air with a 'x'-air battery setup, so that flying improves the energy efficiency and endurance the way air-breathing engines can outlast rockets, for example.

The Australian CopterPack is my favorite, not just because of the Australian but because of its engineering, versatility, usability, functionality, I believe it's gonna go further than the jet packs not only in usage but usability.

magnetic & anti magnetic can change every things i dont have somuch money for this experiment but i think we can change every thing.

Using such kind of power coupled with an airfoil type of wing could open the doors to a new type of aviation, allowing paraglides to cover long distances without having to carry these huge gaz propellers

Do you remember the "solo trek" whatever became of that device?

8:05 "And therefore landing with a extra 45kg of weight would remain a issue unless KIDS are attached to the pack to absorb impacts..." I see, kids are indeed our future

I put my money on Zapata.

🔶🔶🔶Electric aviation will never be able to compete with engine powered vehicles.‼ We have several ultra-efficient, quiet, POLLUTION-FREE rotary engines with specific power & energy in the turbine range that we'll be bringing out. 🎩

The JB10 is the closest thing to what you may find in tv and movies

"Sadly, we do not live in the Marvel cinematic universe." Well, here's an ethical question: how many mass deaths, world invasions, and potential genocides is Tony's arc reactor worth?

What if you could control one of these with your consciousness similar to the brain implant tesla is working on

I'm very enthusiastic about the Gravity Jetpack, Richard Browning's brilliant project which is developing quickly. 🇬🇧👍

iron-wire as direct-electric fuel cell with ethanol-koh electrolyte, dry energy content is 2kWh/kg, assume 90% fuel cell efficiency, ethanol will not turn the rust to the hydroxides, Al2O3 will not go to Al(OH)3

Draining batteries in 15 seconds can’t be good for them 😳

the copter pack is the most promising, but they are all horrible because if they fail you cant glide down like a normal plane.

All these attempts are pointless, noisy, minutes of flight, hands & arms fully involved in control meaning waste of time.