jetpack
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jetpacks
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In December 2020, a video purporting to show a person flying with a jetpack was captured by people taking part in an instructional flight out of Torrance airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
Chappelle told the crowd that they could boo all they wanted, because he received a jetpack from Musk last Christmas.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2022
Seven special military units are exploring how to use the jetpack to help fighters in battlefield situations, such as outflanking an opponent or boarding a ship.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
The French inventor Franky Zapata has been injured after his homemade jetpack, called a flyboard, crashed into a lake in the town of Biscarrosse.
From BBC ● May 29, 2022
“Jesus Christ, I expect to have a chip in my brain and a jetpack in a couple decades’ time.”
From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow
Powered by science fiction, Could Futurists claim that we’re headed toward a fantastic universe of solar-powered cars, off-world colonies, delivery drones and jetpacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
"Black Ops 7" removes features unpopular with fans, like "jetpacks" and "wall running" gameplay, Activision communications director Stephanie Snowden told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
While all of this is going on, the Mandalorians come swarming down in their jetpacks and engage in hand-to-hand combat with flying stormtroopers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
While the dream of flying with jetpacks is at least as old as “The Jetsons,” the technology has been developed in fits and starts over the past century.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
Of course, Duke, Nala, and Scruffy had jetpacks, so that made their dilemma a little easier to deal with.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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