Cruise-capable eVTOL flying motorcycle rocks tilting thrusters

Imagine waking early Sunday morning to ride the twisty coastal mountains of beautiful southern California. It’s going to be a perfect day and you expect exactly zero traffic, because you’re leaving the Hayabusa in the garage and taking your UDX Airwolf… Continue reading Cruise-capable eVTOL flying motorcycle rocks tilting thrusters

Cruise-capable eVTOL flying motorcycle rocks tilting thrusters

Imagine waking early Sunday morning to ride the twisty coastal mountains of beautiful southern California. It’s going to be a perfect day and you expect exactly zero traffic, because you’re leaving the Hayabusa in the garage and taking your UDX Airwolf… Continue reading Cruise-capable eVTOL flying motorcycle rocks tilting thrusters

Mayman Aerospace debuts flight-ready Speeder flying motorbike prototype

After turning its main attention away from jetpacks and to its Speeder Air Utility Vehicle (AUV), JetPack Aviation has shown the fruits of its labors in the form of the flight-ready P2 Speeder prototype. At the Draper Venture Network CEO Summit in Cali… Continue reading Mayman Aerospace debuts flight-ready Speeder flying motorbike prototype

Jetpack racing could join this year’s Air Race World Championship

JetPack Aviation CEO David Mayman says the company is in discussions with the Air Race World Championship team on starting a world-first race series in September that would see jetpack pilots competing on parallel aerial obstacle courses.Continue Readi… Continue reading Jetpack racing could join this year’s Air Race World Championship

JetPack Aviation speeds on with 2nd-gen flying motorcycle tests

We’ve chatted with JetPack Aviation’s David Mayman many times over the years. His company’s groundbreaking work on jetpacks and flying motorcycles seems to proceed at a dizzying pace, and it’s always fascinating and enlightening to learn what’s new on … Continue reading JetPack Aviation speeds on with 2nd-gen flying motorcycle tests

JetPack Aviation makes first jetpack sales to unnamed military

California’s JetPack Aviation (JPA) has been building and flying some of the world’s first genuine long-endurance jetpacks for many years now, but while founder, CEO and chief pilot David Mayman has been having most of the fun (and taking a lot of the … Continue reading JetPack Aviation makes first jetpack sales to unnamed military

Jetpack Aviation’s flying motorcycle prototype aces first tests

After spending 18 months building an entirely new form of flight control software, California’s Jetpack Aviation has completed flight testing on its first prototype of the Speeder, a jet turbine-powered flying motorcycle. Top speeds on the final versio… Continue reading Jetpack Aviation’s flying motorcycle prototype aces first tests

Own the Sky: David Mayman launches jetpack documentary with thunderous public flight demo

It’s been four years since I first spoke to David Mayman over the phone, in the afterglow of his pioneering jetpack flight around the Statue of Liberty. Since that day, things have moved along at a rapid pace. Jetpack Aviation has developed a… Continue reading Own the Sky: David Mayman launches jetpack documentary with thunderous public flight demo

David Mayman flies the JB-10 jetpack around Sydney Harbour

We’ve been reporting on David Mayman and Jetpack Aviation for some years now, and this weekend he was in Sydney with his roaring jet turbine JB-10 jetpack to take another stab at a flight he tried to perform 10 years ago. We were privileged t… Continue reading David Mayman flies the JB-10 jetpack around Sydney Harbour