Movies, books, and comics like Rocketeer, Tomorrowland, or Iron Man fascinate us with the idea of ​​autonomous suits and/or jet packs that allow us to take off from the ground and fly into the sky without the need for power. And since Iron Man first created the emporium that is today’s MCU nearly 15 years later, not a few have begun to view the flying elements of the Mark I as something less sci-fi and more plausible science fiction.

For example, this British inventor who in 2017 managed to fly, or at least lift himself off the ground, although this required a flying suit that was too ‘brick’ and impractical. Will we see Stark’s Mark IV armor? The problem is still long, but using jet pack technology it’s definitely in testing.

Jet Packages for paramedics

In Iron Man 3, Tony Stark manages to save multiple people on the plane at the same time in a spectacular set-piece. The idea of ​​such a rescue-focused suit is certainly interesting, because, for example, it allows rescue experts reach hard-to-reach areas such as mountains,or maybe the top of a building about to collapse.

And in fact, the strange thing is that the British government is thinking the same thing, ever since working on an Iron Man style suit, ‘Jet Suit’ propellants were first tested in late summer 2020. GNAAS, or Great North Air Ambulance Service, is a charity that provides special helicopter emergency services to Northern England on three planes. And together with Gravity Industries, the company that invented Richard Browning -who in 2017 became a true Iron Man with his jetpack-, teamed up to customize the Browning suit with paramedic services.

High mountain rescue

The purpose is demonstrated that a paramedic could reach a victim in a remote area in a jet suit in less time than calling a helicopter or other support. In a 2020 test, Browning flew a jet suit at a simulated victim at a mountainous location in the Great Langdale Valley in the Lake District National Park, which is in northeast England.

brown is successful reach the victim in just 90 seconds, compared with 25 minutes it takes to get there on foot, shows the setting speed. Speed ​​which in these cases is always the key to rescuing the injured with the greatest probability of success.

3d printed

The Browning Suit, in which the inventor has flown hundreds of times, achieves speed of more than 80 kilometers per hour, and technically you can climb to an altitude of 3,600 meters. It uses two micro jet engines on each arm, and one on the back, and Its value reaches 376,000 euros.

Fully 3D printed polypropylene suit and utilizes three small propulsion jets delivering up to 144 kg . of thrust so doctors can move quickly, ultimately improving patient survival in inaccessible environments.

In the latest test, held earlier this week, paramedics flew 2km on a nearly 700m climb from Mount Hellvelyn in England, taking just 3 minutes and 30 seconds. The ascent was carried out in conditions of poor visibility where rescue helicopters would not be able to take off. In fact, in the video you can see how the drone accompanying the climb has problems detecting terrain.

According to GNAAS Director of Operations and Paramedics Andy Mawson, “we believe this technology can enable our team to reach multiple patients faster than ever before. In many cases this will alleviate the suffering of the patient. In some cases, it will save their lives.”

And all of this sounds like science fiction, like magic. But science fiction is nothing more than unproven science. and miracles”it’s just knowledge that we don’t understand“, Arthur C Clarke.