The British inventor of an "Iron Man"-style jet suit has lofty hopes that his project, which started out as fun experiment, could become a practical tool for industries ranging from entertainment to the military.
Richard Browning, a 38-year-old former commodities trader with little experience of engineering, developed his jet suit with the help of friends over the last 18 months. It is powered by six gas turbine engines, which combined generate 800 horsepower.
"We didn't set out to build an "Iron Man" suit — it's just accidental," Browning said in reference to the highly successful trilogy of superhero films starring Robert Downey Jr.