So jetpacks are looking pretty good these days

Winged device allows for smooth and controlled flight

(Yves Rossy)

Once the fantasy of science fiction, jetpacks are now very much a reality, and Swiss fighter pilot turned 'Jetman' Yves Rossy has been posting some incredible videos of himself putting them to good use.

His latest sees him soaring over Dubai, performing a synchronised aerial display with a plane and flying alongside Aerobatics Champion Veres Zoltán.

His jetpack doesn't bear much resemblance to the one envisioned in Bond movie Thunderball, really being more of a jetwing, which is strapped with engines that sit either side of the flyer.

It's been a good year for retro futuristic devices becoming a reality, with a working hoverboard also having been invented.