21 May 2018
+VIDEO Real-life ‘Iron Man’, Richard Browning, will give a flying demo above the runway at the Farnborough International Airshow on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 July 2018.
Richard will be wearing his self-designed and made Gravity Jet Suit said to have cost £250,000 to develop.
Richard calls the suit Daedalus. It’s effectively a mini Harrier aircraft with small jet engines mounted to each arm and behind his back. The suit can produce 144kg of thrust to achieve vertical take-off and flight. Using his body as the airframe, Richard’s arms control speed, thrust and direction.
VIDEO
No strings, no camera trickery, just Richard Browning of @takeonGravity in a real life flight suit. Watch The Man Who Learnt to Fly on All 4 now.
cc @Honda_UK #ad pic.twitter.com/pliw98el4W— Channel 4 (@Channel4) May 19, 2018
Richard said, “I am delighted to be demonstrating the Gravity Jet Suit at the Farnborough International Airshow in July this year. Alongside other leading industry pioneers, Gravity will be shining a light on a whole new era of aviation now made possible.”
Former City oil trader, entrepreneur and Royal Marine Reservist, Richard Browning founded Gravity Industries in April 2017. Since then the company has grown rapidly as has the patent-pending Jet Suit capability. Last November he entered the Guinness World Records books for the fastest speed in a body controlled jet engine powered suit.
