THE ROCKETEER Meets TOP GUN as Two Guys Jetpack Over Dubai

I've wanted a jetpack since the moment I first saw The Rocketeer back in 1991. Practically every vision of "the future" that was presented through the media I watched as a kid included images of people soaring through the sky using jetpacks, but as I grew older, I realized those visions probably weren't going to come true. But we can always dream.

One guy has made his dream a reality. Yves Rossy, one of the world's leading jetpack flyers, and his friend Vince Reffet took to the skies above Dubai in a new video, and the first half — which plays out over a nearby desert — is basically like watching a dogfighting sequence from Top Gun unfold in real life. The second half gets even crazier as they cruise past the Burj Khalifa and over the city itself.

My guess is it won't be too long before we see this technology put to use in a huge action blockbuster film. The footage they manage to capture is astounding, but don't take my word for it: you really need to see this for yourselves.

Via: The Verge