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The World's First Jet Suit Race Is a Success: First Event Was as Spectacular as Promised
The World's First Jet Suit Race Is a Success: First Event Was as Spectacular as Promised

29 Feb 2024, 12:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Gravity Industries partnered with local authorities in Dubai to launch an event described as "more exciting than F1." It lived up to the hype

 
The World's First Jet Suit Race Series Is Confirmed: Flying Men Are More Exciting Than F1
The World's First Jet Suit Race Series Is Confirmed: Flying Men Are More Exciting Than F1

31 Jan 2024, 08:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Gravity Industries, the creator of the so-called Iron Man jet suit, will provide the suits and the training for the race, scheduled to take place in Dubai on Fe

 
The Iron Man-Like Jet Suit Flies up a Lake District Mountain in Three and a Half Minutes
The Iron Man-Like Jet Suit Flies up a Lake District Mountain in Three and a Half Minutes

25 May 2022, 15:07 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Richard Browning's Iron Man-style Jet Suit scaled a Lake District Mountain in 3 minutes and 30 seconds, despite very poor visibility

 
Gravity Lends Its Jet Suit to NATO for Mountain Warfare Rescue Exercise in Slovenia
Gravity Lends Its Jet Suit to NATO for Mountain Warfare Rescue Exercise in Slovenia

11 Jan 2022, 10:18 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / NATO is testing Gravity Industries' jet suit for potential rescue missions. The last adventure of the flying suit took place in the Slovenian mountains

 
“Jetpack Guy” Flying Into LAX Flight Path Was Probably a Jack Skellington Balloon
“Jetpack Guy” Flying Into LAX Flight Path Was Probably a Jack Skellington Balloon

7 Nov 2021, 05:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Iron Man isn’t breaking federal laws and endangering lives by flying his homemade jetpack around LAX: investigators say sightings were probably of balloons

 
Gravity Industries Brings Out the Iron Man Suit for Demo of Armed Forces’ Possible Future
Gravity Industries Brings Out the Iron Man Suit for Demo of Armed Forces’ Possible Future

6 Nov 2021, 08:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Richard Browning brought his invention to the Army People Conference earlier this week, showed how the soldiers of tomorrow could soar over conflict zones

 
“The Jetpack Guy Is Back” Flying Into LAX Flight Path, FBI Is Investigating
“The Jetpack Guy Is Back” Flying Into LAX Flight Path, FBI Is Investigating

31 Jul 2021, 07:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A third sighting of a man in a jetsuit occurred this week, and the FBI and the FAA are investigating. The previous two sightings are still unsolved

 
Guy in a Jet Suit Smashes Usain Bolt’s 100 M Record
Guy in a Jet Suit Smashes Usain Bolt’s 100 M Record

25 May 2021, 15:03 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Richard Browning is testing his gravity jet suit in a series of athletic challenges. He breaks several records in an Iron-man-like successfull demo

 
Royal Marines Say Jetpacks Are Not Ready for the Battlefield
Royal Marines Say Jetpacks Are Not Ready for the Battlefield

6 May 2021, 11:16 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / After we saw Dutch special ops soldiers and U.K. marines take to the sky, some bad news tell us that the tech is not ready for the military.

 
Royal Marines Take to the Sky With Their New Jetpacks, Board Ships
Royal Marines Take to the Sky With Their New Jetpacks, Board Ships

4 May 2021, 11:58 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / A recent video published by jetpack manufacturer Gravity Industries shows three boarding exercises performed by British Royal Marines.

 
Flying Special Ops Soldiers Are Here to Show Off Their JetPacks
Flying Special Ops Soldiers Are Here to Show Off Their JetPacks

23 Apr 2021, 11:05 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / In a boarding exercise, a special ops soldier can be seen flying towards the ship's deck. This tech could significantly cut down the time boarding on a vessel.

 
Jetman Vince Reffet Dies During Jet Suit Training in Dubai
Jetman Vince Reffet Dies During Jet Suit Training in Dubai

18 Nov 2020, 08:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Vince Reffet became a pilot for Yves Rossi’s Jetman jet suit five years ago, has led an incredible life. He was 36 and is survived by his wife

 
Man in Jetpack Flies into LAX Flight Path Again, This Time at 6,000 Feet
Man in Jetpack Flies into LAX Flight Path Again, This Time at 6,000 Feet

15 Oct 2020, 05:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Iron Man is really testing aviation and federal authorities, putting himself and others at risk: this is the second sighting in just six weeks

 
World’s First Paramedic Jet Suit Tested in the UK: Here Comes Real-Life Iron Man
World’s First Paramedic Jet Suit Tested in the UK: Here Comes Real-Life Iron Man

30 Sep 2020, 04:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This could fly: Gravity Industries and the Great North Air Ambulance Service team up to try out a proposed idea for a jet suit for first responders

 
“Guy in a Jetpack” Casually Wanders on LAX Flight Path at 3,000 Feet
“Guy in a Jetpack” Casually Wanders on LAX Flight Path at 3,000 Feet

2 Sep 2020, 05:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Two pilots report to LAX control tower seeing a man in a jetpack flying dangerously close to airplanes, FBI, LAPD and the FAA are investigating

 
Man Delivers Handwritten Letter by Flying in Jet-Powered Suit Over the Solent
Man Delivers Handwritten Letter by Flying in Jet-Powered Suit Over the Solent

3 Sep 2019, 11:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Richard Browning takes his “Iron Man” suit for a mission initially scheduled for 1934, breaks his own record for speed and distance in the process

 
Actually Flying Iron Man Suit on Sale at Selfridges London
Actually Flying Iron Man Suit on Sale at Selfridges London

24 Jul 2018, 09:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Invented by Richard Browning, the suit can fly up to 9 minutes on a cold day, reaching speeds of 32mph and an altitude of 12,00 feet