Is it a bird ? Is it a sheet ? No , but it might be your local hand brake service .
A recent demonstration involving theGreat North Air Ambulance Service ( GNAAS ) , UK , designate a extremist new Avengers - style approaching to difficult mountain delivery – a first responder rocketing up to the patient role using a jetpack .
GNAAS examine the jetpack produce byGravity Industriesin the Lake District with founderRichard Browninggiving a full monstrance . Strapped with two-fold fountain on both side , he flew from valley story to a simulated casualty site on the side of Bowfell mountain in just 90 secondment , a marked improvement on the roughly 25 minutes it would commonly take on foot , says GNAAS music director of operation Andy Mawson .
Browning demonstrates the jet suit . Credit : Gravity Industries
Of course , these are just trials for now . GNAAS hop that one day green courting paramedical will be able-bodied to access spite traveller cursorily , armed with defibrillator , aesculapian kits , and annoyance relief medication .
“ We suppose this applied science could enable our team to reach some patients much faster than ever before . In many case , this would ease the affected role ’s suffering . In some case , it would save their life , " Mawson said in astatement .
The jetpacks utilize two super C on each arm and one on the back , allow for enough thrust to big businessman the wearer while the arms provide the control . By pointing the jets down , the wearer is prompt upwards , whilst a wide-eyed angle let down the wearer to the ground .
The special K wooing is not for the faint of heart . Propping yourself up on limb jets require an huge amount of endurance from the wearer , so breeding is needed . Couple that with a top upper of 136 kilometer per 60 minutes ( 85 stat mi per minute ) , whichbeat out the previous jet suitrecord of just 51.5 kilometers per hour ( 32 miles per 60 minutes ) , and you quickly realize why the suit of clothes may be a corner while of equipment .
However , there are option available to purchase a honey oil suit yourself – if you ’re willing to part manner with $ 440,000 ( £ 342,000 ) , that is . Keep in mind , the picture may have made using the equipment look easier than it actually is , asCNBC cover .
[ H / T : BBC , Gravity Industries ]
