An amateur inventor in the UK has built an Iron Man-like jet engine-powered exoskeleton suit that enables him to hover in the air like a superhero.
The futuristic ensemble consists of three sets of miniature jet engines attached to the arms and the back.
Richard Browning, a 38-year-old oil trader, had been secretly experimenting in his garage for 18 months, before he figured out the optimal number and position of the jet engines that allows him to fly with a minimal amount of equipment.
“The human body is very good at being trained to do specific things, and it’s a useful structure, and the human mind is a pretty amazing machine,” Browning said.
“So, we had this idea – rather than go and rely on aluminium structures to build the machine, rely on gyros and computers in order to achieve stability, why not rely on the human machine, keep it as raw and original as possible?” he said.
