Richard Browning (inventor), Date of Birth
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Founder of Gravity Industries Ltd
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About Richard Browning (inventor)
- Richard Browning is a British inventor, entrepreneur and speaker.
- He founded Gravity Industries Ltd in March 2017, the company behind the Daedalus Mark 1, a jet pack that uses several miniature jet engines to achieve vertical flight.
- The kerosene engines are rated at 22 kg of thrust each.
- Browning uses his arms to control the direction and speed of the flight, whilst being shown fuel consumption among other usage data within the head-up display he wears inside the helmet.
- He achieved a speed of 32.02 miles per hour (51.53 km/h) with the suit during a Guinness World Records attempt for ‘Fastest speed in a body controlled jet engine powered suit’.Browning has been dubbed the "real-life Iron Man" by media outlets around the world.Browning is an ultra-marathon runner and former Royal Marine Reservist.
- He cycles to work and uses an exercise regime to drop his body weight to 72 kg.
- He was inspired by his late father, an aeronautical engineer.
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