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  • Jet suit paramedic takes Lake District test flight

    09/30/2020 9:54:05 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 29 replies
    If given the green light by ambulance service chiefs, the paramedic powered by lightweight jet-packs would flit across treacherous terrain within minutes to reach stranded casualties. In an awe-inspiring test flight, the inventor Richard Browning, looking distinctly like Marvel’s Iron Man, put the suit through its paces on the Langdale Pikes. Browning could be seen shooting across the grassy knolls at heights of between 3 and 6 metres (10 to 20ft) in search of a party of walkers simulating a casualty scenario. Within minutes the woman and young girl had been located in a search that would normally have taken...
  • Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's 'JetMan'

    05/11/2011 12:51:05 AM PDT · by Niuhuru · 22 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | Last updated at 1:34 AM on 11th May 2011 | By Daily Mail Reporter
    It was a feat that would have made Buzz Lightyear proud...or extremely envious. But for Yves Rossy, who finally completed his flight over the Grand Canyon in a jet suit, it must have been a relief. For the Swiss adventurer, dubbed JetMan, was forced to cancel his daring spectacle at the last minute on Friday due to red tape and safety issues. Despite the setback Rossy did not give up and on Saturday strapped on his wings and took to the skies for a spectacular eight-minute flight over a five-mile radius