Arthur J. Villasanta – Fourth Estate Contributor
Berkshire, England, United Kingdom (4E) – British inventor and entrepreneur Richard Browning has set a new Guinness World record for the “Fastest speed in a body controlled jet engine powered suit.”
Browning is the founder of Gravity Industries Ltd, the company behind the “Daedalus Mark 1,” a flight suit that uses six miniature jet engines powered by kerosene to achieve vertical flight. Two of the engines are strapped to each of Browning’s hands while the other two are attached to his hip.
Browning uses his arms to control the direction and speed of the flight. The suit has Wi-Fi and includes a Heads-Up Display (HUD) highlighting key safety and performance indicators.
It also allows live data streaming from the suit for both ground monitoring and the HUD system.
To set the new Guinness record, Browning attained a speed of 51.53 km/h (32.02 miles per hour) wearing the suit.
The record breaking attempt took place over a lake at Lagoona Park in Reading, a town in Berkshire, England. It was verified by Guinness adjudicator Pravin Patel, who made sure Browning’s speed was accurately measured over a minimum distance of 100 meters.
Browning’s record attempt took place in celebration of Guinness World Records Day 2017 on Nov. 9.
Browning said he plans to improve the suit’s performance and efficiency by adding wings. A former Royal Marine Reservist, Browning has been dubbed the “real-life Iron Man” by media for his invention.
He said he was inspired by his father, an aeronautical engineer and inventor, who committed suicide when Browning was a teenager.
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