image credit: makelessnoise ccTo fly great distances, hover above the ground and literally leap over tall buildings without an airplane or a helicopter... It's a dream shared by many adventurous young children and more than a few adults - which is probably why there's such a fascination with jetpacks.
Over the years, several enterprising companies and individuals lured by the same dream have made their own jetpacks - some more successfully than others, but all with the same big idea. Here's a list of seven such jetpacks that managed to get off the ground.
