The Gadgets That Will Make Your Flying Dream A Reality – SlashGear

British inventor and consummate daredevil Richard Browning has created a gravity-defying jet suit that allows him to fly like a bird or perhaps like Tony Stark in the “Iron Man” movies. The device not only promises to fulfill the dreams of human flight, but it may also save lives. Browning built his jetpack by mounting six miniature jet engines to his arms and lower back. Although the suit looks like a DIY project with a mixture of engines, wires, motorcycle pads (or something similar), a large helmet, and heavy riding boots, it does enable human flight. The engines provide enough power to fly up to speeds of 85 mph and soar to an altitude of 12,000 feet.

While the device shows significant potential, controlling it requires an enormous amount of physical effort. Brown, an ex-Royal Marine, ultra-marathon runner, and endurance canoeist says the suit tests the limits of personal fitness requiring considerable strength to direct the jets. He has an exhaustive personal physical training program just to keep him in shape for the flights.

As a result, Browning says his suit will not be widely adopted by the public yet: “I don’t think anyone is going to be going down to Walmart or taking the kids to school anytime soon in one of these things.” However, the technology could be effective in emergency operations right now. The suit would allow paramedics to rescue injured hikers in remote mountain areas and reach stranded individuals in locations that are not accessible by vehicle or take hours to reach by foot.