12 Pieces Of Sci-Fi Tech That We Wish Were Real
2. Jet Packs? Screw That, Full Flying Suits
If the jet pack is the motorbike of personal flight, then flight suits are the supercars.
This discussion in the What Culture office went something like this: "A FLYING MACHINE", "Aeroplanes. You’re thinking of aeroplanes", before we managed to actually figure out what they were talking about.
The personal flight Iron Man suit is much more than an aeroplane after all - although it does have the drawback of not being able to fit an air stewardess and refreshments trolley in it.
The Iron Man suit is not just a flying machine though, it is also a strength enhancing exoskeleton that is virtually indestructible and heavily armed.
Probably over-kill for your daily commute, but they could well become a reality on the battlefields of the future. Already, military scientists around the world are looking into the various uses of drones and exoskeletons in war.
Hopefully, the technological advancements in warfare will leave enough of us alive at the end of it to enjoy them in our civilian lives too.