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With a rich family history in Aviation, former Oil Trader & Royal Marines Reservist, Richard Browning, founded pioneering Aeronautical Innovation company, Gravity Industries in March 2017, to launch human flight into an entirely new era. This month Browning tested the ability of his JetPacks to support ship pilots and military boarding operations.
The flights were conducted over three days by the Gravity teamand 42 commando Royal Marines aboard HMS Tamar, a Royal Navy River-class offshore patrol vessel.
The Gravity JetSuit uses over 1000bhp of Jet Engine power combined with natural human balance to deliver the most intense and enthralling spectacle, often likened to the real-life Ironman.
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+VIDEO A mock raid with the Royal Marines one day, launch a new book another – it’s a busy time for Richard Browning, inventor and pilot of the real-life Ironman jet suit.
The trial was in Plymouth Sound with patrol ship HMS Tamar and Royal Marines from Plymouth-based 42 and 47 Commando, to see if the jet suit could be of use on military operations, such as boarding ships for terrorist takedowns and anti-smuggling and piracy operations.
Here’s a video of the trial:
Lieutenant Colonel Will Clarke RM, the trial sponsor, said afterwards, “The flight suit technology tested in this trial allowed the Commando Force to experiment with innovative methods of conducting maritime interdiction operations.