No, brooms can't fly. But with some slight modifications, they easily could. Jet engines are continually getting smaller, and engineers are getting better and better at creating more lift from less wing space. There may easily be a day when the lifting capabilities of the bristles of a broom and thrust vectoring may let brooms fly.
We have all seen the James Bond type jet packs.
This same technology could be incorporated into a broom, assuming the size of jet engines continues to shrink. While there would be no point to a flying broom, other than a good halloween gag, it doesn't mean that it isn't possible.
Maybe the popularity of the Harry Potter series will lead someone to create a flying broom. People have certainly done more frivolous things with their time and money before.
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