Richard Browning: How do jetpacks work? And why don't we all have them?
In 1961, Yuri Gagarin piloted a spacecraft in humanity's first manned space flight. A week later, Bell Aerosystems debuted a gas-powered rocket pack that could fly 35 meters in 13 seconds. Unfortunately, engineers knew this short flight was all the rocket pack could muster. So why was a massive spacecraft easier to send flying than a single pilo...
Richard Browning: How I built a jet suit
We've all dreamed of flying -- but for Richard Browning, flight is an obsession. He's built an Iron Man-like suit that leans on an elegant collaboration of mind, body and technology, bringing science fiction dreams a little closer to reality. Learn more about the trial and error process behind his invention and take flight with Browning in an un...
Richard Browning: Taking-on gravity, with a jet-suit
Richard Browning is Founder and Chief Test Pilot of Gravity Industries which designs, builds and flies Jet Suits, pioneering a new era of human flight. The company was founded two years ago to challenge the perceived boundaries in human aviation and to inspire others to dare to ask “What if?”. His company is developing an international race seri...
Richard Browning: Reimagining Human Flight
Richard will take people through his almost-unbelievable journey towards creating the world’s first ever jet suit. The dream to the reality of reimagining an entirely new form of human flight. He will share the Gravity Industries journey, the challenges faced creating a modern aeronautical company and the inspiration behind the build of the huma...