News: New Zealand firm Martin Aircraft Company has been given permission by the country's Civil Aviation Authority to conduct manned test flights on what it claims is the world's first practical ...
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 ...
In the 1920s, Buck Rogers used a jetpack to fight crime in the comic Amazing Stories, offering a glimpse into a future where humans could fly. But in the real world, jetpacks have traditionally been ...