Originally these were rectangular ram-air parachutes deployed from packs the SWAT Kats wore that offered some maneuverability, used most notably to escape from a launched MASA rocket while fighting the alien Ci-Kat-A creatures. Later, these were redesigned as jetpacks with collapsible delta wing hang gliders. The SWAT Kats used them in their battle against the giant mutated scorpions as well as inside of Zed. When fleeing the collapsing multi-story robot with an unconscious Dr. Greenbox, they used the hang glider function.