Mayman Aerospace

Mayman Aerospace, previously known as JetPack Aviation, develops autonomous, jet-powered vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The company is based in Long Beach, California. As JetPack Aviation it built turbine-powered jetpacks that appeared in films, commercials and Red Bull air races. Today it builds heavy-lift, high-speed VTOL aircraft for defense and dual-use missions where there is no runway or other infrastructure. Its work is funded by US government customers and private investors.

Aircraft and systems

• P100: autonomous jet-powered VTOL with a 100 lb payload, sprint speed above 400 knots and an operating ceiling of 20,000 ft
• C200: 300 lb payload cargo aircraft for contested areas, in development
• L500: 500 lb payload and 500 nm range, in development
• SKYFIELD: an operating system that lets one operator control many aircraft, in development

Technology

The aircraft use gimbaled turbines for thrust vectoring, which gives vertical launch and high-speed cruise in one airframe. They need a clear area of only 10 by 10 feet to launch. Propulsion, airframe, flight controls and autonomy are developed and tested in house.

Markets served

The company works with defense program offices, prime contractors and international partners on logistics, resupply and sensing missions.

Company facts

• FAA special airworthiness certificate (experimental) granted in December 2024
• First fully autonomous P100 flight in March 2025
• Full transition from hover to winged flight at 200 knots in March 2026
• 1.25 million US dollar AFWERX Agility Prime award in 2022
• 300 aircraft agreement with Savback Helicopters in 2024
• OTA contract work with the US Department of War