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Self-flight heroes Nelson Tyler & Bill Suitor join forces with rookie David Mayman on his gravity-defying quest to build and fly the world's first jet pack. Shot against a backdrop of complete secrecy over ten years, filmmaker Greg Read follows their story in this epic feature documentary as they design, build, and eventually fly this sci-fi legend.

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