Chinese company tests jetpack that can fly 4 kilometers

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(230204) -- SYDNEY, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People using water jetpacks perform lion dance to celebrate the Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival at Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

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(230204) -- SYDNEY, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People using water jetpacks perform lion dance to celebrate the Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival at Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

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(230204) -- SYDNEY, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A person using a water jetpack performs lion dance to celebrate the Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival at Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-JETPACK WATER SHOW

AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-JETPACK WATER SHOW

(230204) -- SYDNEY, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People using water jetpacks perform lion dance to celebrate the Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival at Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

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