JetPack Aviation unveils new vertical takeoff prototype that can fly over 150mph

JetPack Aviation teamed up with Insta360 to show off the upcoming JB11 jetpack at the Las Vegas Convention Center

JetPack Aviation, the firm behind the ‘world’s only true jetpack,’ has unveiled its latest prototype at CES in Las Vegas.

The team showed off a massive new design geared toward short, fast trips using six turbo jet engines to travel over 150 miles an hour.

JetPack Aviation teamed up with Insta360 to show off the upcoming JB11 jetpack at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

JetPack Aviation, the firm behind the ‘world’s only true jetpack,’ has unveiled its latest prototype at CES in Las Vegas. The team showed off a massive new design geared toward short, fast trips using six turbo jet engines to travel over 150 miles an hour

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JetPack Aviation’s creations are capable of vertical take-off and landing, unlike other types of wearable flight systems.

Dailymail.com caught up with CEO and co-founder David Mayman just as the first official day of CES kicked off.

The team has been working on their designs for the last 10 years, Mayman explained.

And now, they’re unveiling their latest product.

It’s ‘the world’s only jetpack,’ Mayman said.

‘I can take off in here if I wanted to, and I can land vertically, which is different to a lot of the wind suit concepts you hear about, where you have to jump out of an airplane.

‘We can do like 15,20,25 miles really fast – like 150 miles an hour.’

The James Bond style jetpack isn’t meant to be used by just anybody, though.

Instead, it would likely be used by the military for ultra-fast transport.

 JetPack Aviation’s creations are capable of vertical take-off and landing, unlike other types of wearable flight systems

Despite its intimidating appearance, Mayman says landing the huge jetpack in such a trip is ‘very smooth.’

‘You land perfectly in control,’ Mayman told.

‘This has six turbine jet engines.’

For a military application, he explained, it would be ideal in a situation where ‘they want to insert somebody really fast – they can get somebody in, at like 150 miles per hour.’

The team has been working on their designs for the last 10 years, Mayman explained. And now, they’re unveiling their latest product. It’s ‘the world’s only jetpack,’ Mayman said.

In November 2016, JetPack Aviation revealed its first creation was on sale to ‘well qualified buyers.'

But, not long after, it also ran a competition to give one person a chance to fly the jetpack themselves.

In January 2017, the firm announced it would be training its first civilian pilot, LA vlogger Mischa Pollack, to fly the commercially available transport system.

Before then CEO David Mayman was the only person to use one of the jetpacks.