The Maverick Jetpack uses a Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) system and is designed to be operated hands-free, allowing people to make safer flights and conduct precision landings on structures that are difficult to access, such as wind turbines, military hardware or construction projects.
The vehicle can also be reconfigured as a heavy-lift drone that can be operated remotely and is capable of carrying ten times the payload of other similarly sized systems, its creators claim.
Helicopters are currently used to carry out much of the work for which its creators believe the Jetpack would be well-suited. The much smaller size of the Jetpack and its potential to use sustainable fuel could slash costs, Maverick said.
The Jetpack has been designed to be lightweight through the use of manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing and the inclusion of materials such as aluminium, titanium and carbon fibre. It can travel at speeds of between 10mph and 30mph...