In TED Conference 2017 From UK 'Iron Man' demonstrates His Own flying suit
A British inventor Richard Browning , who built an Iron Man model flight suit, has flown it at the Ted event successfully .
He was inspired by his father, an aeronautical engineer who killed himself when Mr Browning was a teenager which sad part of his life.
He told the BBC in early interview that he always had a passion for making things and loved a challenge in life.
"I did this entirely for the same reason that you might look at ,a mountain and decide to climb it - for the, journey and the challenge."
He said he was also fascinated by the idea of human flight like an Iron man.
Richard Browning's short flight took place outside the Vancouver Convention Centre in front of a large crowd is moob making all around .
Since he posted the video Mr Browning has had huge interest in his flying suit building .
But he insists the project remains a bit of fun and is unlikely to become a mainstream method of transportation of human.
"I think of it as a bit like a jet ski, a bit of fun or a indulgent toy, but I do have a hunch that stuff will come along to make it more practical."
It remains a fascinating project for those who see it in action because iron man always rocks.
"There is something strange in seeing the human form rise up and drift around and that leaves a deep impression on people," he said at conference .
The Civil Aviation Authority has yet to take any decisions on the level of regulation required for jetpacks but now this can be only tested at basic rules and regulations .
"My approach to flight was why not augment the, human mind and body, because they are amazing, machines, so I just bolted on what was missing - thrust."
Mr Browning, a Royal Marine Reserve, created his flying machine using six miniature jet engines which are heavy in medium scale and a specially designed exoskeleton structure .
He has a helmet with a sophisticated heads-up display that keeps him informed about fuel use by voice recognisation.
The Daedalus suit - named after the father of Icarus by Mr Browning's 8 year old son takes off vertically from land successfully. Mr Browning uses his arms to control the direction and speed of the flight like irom man do in his movies .
Mr Browning said it is easily capable of flying at 200mph (321km/h) and an altitude of a few thousand feet without any disturbance .
But, for safety reasons, he keeps the altitude and speed low which is safety factor.
He insisted it is "safer than a motorbike" which normal people's can't think usually .
The suit can currently fly uninterrupted for around 10 minutes from start.
The start-up he founded, Gravity, is working on new technology for the device which Mr Browning said, will make the current prototype look "like child's play" as is this machine or prototype is doing its work.
Since video of his maiden flight went on YouTube, he has had thousands of views and interest from investors and the UK military for his research on this model.
But he does not think that the system is about to go mainstream anytime soon that he is not interested .
And in Europe, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which has responsibility for approving all new aircraft designs, including experimental concepts like this one has not yet formed an opinion on human propulsion technology which will important in upcoming days.
"Going forward it may be necessary to create a new category of regulation for this technology as it clearly does not fit in neatly with aircraft regulation," a CAA spokesman told the BBC in Q&A.
"Ultimately, I think it unlikely that such technology would be completely deregulated.
"This is potentially powered, flight after all, unlike, activities such as hang-gliding and paragliding which are, deregulated. High speed human, propulsion could easily conflict with low flying aircraft, and so the 'pilot' would almost certainly need some kind of training and a licence." he said.
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