We’ve said it once before but it bears repeating now: where the hell are our jetpacks? Weren’t we supposed to get these and flying cars like twenty years ago? Still, it’s kind of the coolest gadget ever, if you can put aside the fact that any actual jetpack would likely set your pants on fire. Not Sean Connery, though. Sean Connery sets the jetpack on fire.
Top 10 Bond Gadgets
In his last two films—Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale—James Bond has drifted away from his gizmo-filled days of yore. TIME looks at four decades of 007's best doohickies.
Jetpack, Thunderball
Full List
007's Doohickeys
- Aston Martin DB5, Goldfinger
- Briefcase, From Russia With Love
- Little Nellie, You Only Live Twice
- Sony Ericsson, Casino Royale
- Rocket-Firing Cigarette, You Only Live Twice
- Signature Camera Gun, License to Kill
- Lotus Esprit Submarine Car, The Spy Who Loved Me
- Omega Laser Watch, Goldeneye
- Radioactive Lint, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
- Jetpack, Thunderball
