| 词条 | Richard Browning (inventor) |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Richard Browning | honorific_suffix = | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | nationality = British | occupation = Inventor | alma_mater = | years_active = 2017-present | spouse = | children = | website = | module = }}Richard Browning is an English inventor, entrepreneur and speaker. He founded Gravity Industries Ltd in March 2017, the company behind the "Daedalus Mark 1", a Jet Suit that uses several miniature jet engines to achieve vertical flight. The kerosene engines are rated at 22 kg of thrust each.[1] Browning uses his arms to control the direction and speed of the flight, whilst being shown fuel consumption among other usage data within the HUD unit he wears inside the helmet.[2] He achieved a speed of {{convert|32.02|mph|km/h}} with the suit during a Guinness World Records attempt for ‘Fastest speed in a body controlled jet engine powered suit’.[3] Browning has been dubbed the 'real-life Iron Man' by media outlets around the world.[4][5][6] Browning is an ultra-marathon runner and former Royal Marine Reservist.[7] He cycles to work and uses an exercise regime to drop his body weight from 75 to 72 kg.[1] He was inspired by his late father, an aeronautical engineer. [8] Daedalus Mk. 1 suitConceptIn an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Browning said '[his] approach to flight was [to] augment the human mind and body, because they are amazing machines, so I just bolted on what was missing - thrust."[2] Browning has said the Daedalus Mk. 1 could "reach up to speeds of 200 mph" and "can fly for 10 consecutive minutes at a few thousand feet",[9] but that he keeps the speed and altitude low for safety reasons at present.[10] He repeated this in an interview with Sky News' tech programme 'Swipe' before a live flight demonstration.[11] Browning's eight-year-old son named the suit.[12] Development{{see also|Radio-controlled aircraft#Jets}}Throughout 2016 Browning and a small team designed, built, redesigned and rebuilt Gravity's prototype flight suit, testing, developing and reiterating for a year before filing patents for the technology and launching the business.[13] The suit took 15 months to develop.[14] The Daedalus Mk. 1 suit incorporates the following technologies:
The six jet engines produce 130 kilograms (or 286 pound-force) of thrust.[15] During a filmed interview with Reuters, Richard reached speeds of 30 mph, breaking his own flight speed record.[16] Richard estimates the suit cost £100,000 in materials, with production costs based on man hours spent at "well over a million".[14] Live flightsBesides a number of recorded flights for the media, Browning has flown live for broadcasters and publications including the BBC's The One Show,[17] Sky News[18] and Wired.[19] He has flown live at events including at TED's annual conference in Vancouver in April 2017,[20] Berlin's CUBE Connects,[21] in front of 'hundreds' of Red Bull executives at a team getaway in Nice, France[22] and TEDx Glasgow.[23] Richard Browning also completed a pre-recorded flight in the first episode of Series 10 in Robot Wars, and explained the purpose and practicality of his suit to the viewing audience. Gravity IndustriesBrowning is a co-founder of Gravity Industries, which describes itself as a "human propulsion technology start-up," whose mission "is to re-imagine the future of manned flight."[9][24] Due to the nature of each suit needing to be made for each user, Richard has said that Gravity will sell personalised suits for £250,000.[25] Speaking about the future of the company in April 2017, Browning said, "Our beta suit, the Daedalus, could go into mass production next week; however we are spending the next 3-6 months extensively improving and updating everything. We see Q4 2017 as the point where we have a world class market leading technology, which has endless applications in commercial, military and entertainment market. It's not just the suit in its current form that we will commercialize, but the technology behind it: brands who want to be part of the hundreds of millions of people who will want to see it in action and experience its development."[25] In 2018, an updated version of the suit using five engines went on sale through Selfridges, at a price of £340,000.[26] References1. ^1 https://www.wired.co.uk/article/real-life-iron-man-richard-browning {{DEFAULTSORT:Browning, Richard}}2. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/04/28/british-military-interested-iron-man-flying-suit/|title=British military interested in 'Iron Man' flying suit|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en-GB}} 3. ^https://www.yahoo.com/news/apos-iron-man-apos-just-111353110.html 4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/real-life-iron-man-richard-browning|title=The real-life Iron Man: watch inventor Richard Browning 'fly' in his jet-powered suit|last=Manthorpe|first=Rowland|work=WIRED UK|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en-GB}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/28/richard-browning-jet-powered-suit-iron-man-british-inventor|title=Britain's Iron Man: inventor takes flight in jet-powered suit|last=Gibbs|first=Samuel|date=2017-04-28|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/iron-man-daedulus-exoskeleton-richard-browning-red-bull-gravity/|title=Daedalus is an insane, real-life flying Iron Man suit|work=CNET|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://forces.net/news/ex-royal-marine-flies-real-life-iron-man-suit|title=Ex-Royal Marine Flies 'Real Life Iron Man' Suit|website=Forces Network|language=en|access-date=2017-06-05}} 8. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39441825|title=TED 2017: UK 'Iron Man' demonstrates flying suit|last=Wakefield|first=Jane|date=2017-04-28|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en-GB}} 9. ^1 {{Cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/04/28/iron-man-is-real-british-inventor-builds-flight-suit.html|title=Iron Man is real: British inventor builds flight suit|date=2017-04-28|work=Fox News|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en-US}} 10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://futurism.com/an-inventor-just-flew-in-a-real-life-iron-man-suit/|title=An Inventor Just Flew in a Real Life Iron Man Suit|date=2017-05-02|work=Futurism|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en-US}} 11. ^{{Cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/video/digi-155012fr-swipe-19052017-mobilem2t-10884561|title=Swipe: Tudor haunts and jet suits|work=Sky News|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en-GB}} 12. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbr.com/real-life-tony-stark-iron-man-suit/|title=WATCH: Real-Life Tony Stark Demonstrates His Iron Man Suit|date=2017-04-30|work=CBR|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en-US}} 13. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/daedalus-the-jet-engine-flying-suit|title=Gravity: The human propulsion flight suit|website=www.rs-online.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-05}} 14. ^1 {{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4527000/Inventor-defies-gravity-jet-engine-powered-flying-suit.html|title=Inventor defies gravity in jet engine-powered flying suit|work=Mail Online|access-date=2017-06-05}} 15. ^{{Cite news|url=http://nerdist.com/iron-man-jetpack-suit-rockets-video/|title=IRON MAN Jetpack Suit Uses Mini Jet Engines for (Very Frightening) Flight {{!}} Nerdist|date=2017-04-20|work=Nerdist|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en}} 16. ^{{Citation|title=Britain's "Iron Man" breaks his own jet-suit speed...|url=https://www.reuters.com/video/2017/05/26/britains-iron-man-breaks-his-own-jet-sui?videoId=371760506&videoChannel=4|accessdate=2017-06-05}} 17. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/takeongravity/videos/296657804110264/|title=Gravity Industries|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-05}} 18. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/skynews/videos/1754403944574195/|title=Sky News|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-05}} 19. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/WiredUK/videos/1488281024517045/|title=WIRED UK|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-05}} 20. ^{{Cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3412534/u-k-s-iron-man-demos-flight-suit-at-ted-conference-in-vancouver/|title=U.K.’s ‘Iron Man’ demos flight suit at TED conference in Vancouver|work=Global News|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en}} 21. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/takeongravity/videos/297855887323789/|title=Gravity Industries|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-05}} 22. ^{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/takeonGravity/status/862359147001643008|title=Today we surprised hundreds of unsuspecting @redbull execs on their super yacht team getaway in Nice, France!pic.twitter.com/PDMPnv8MpW|last=Gravity|date=2017-05-10|website=@takeonGravity|access-date=2017-06-05}} 23. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-40140178/inventor-demonstrates-iron-man-flying-suit-in-glasgow|title=Inventor demonstrates 'Iron Man' flying suit in Glasgow|website=BBC News|access-date=2017-06-05}} 24. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.gravity.co|title=gravity home|website=www.gravity.co|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-05}} 25. ^1 {{Cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/04/03/this-250000-flight-suit-will-turn-into-real-life-iron-man.html|title=This £250,000 flight suit will turn you into a real life Iron Man|date=2017-04-03|work=Fox News|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en-US}} 26. ^{{cite web|accessdate=2019-03-10|title=Selfridges is stocking an Iron Man jet suit for £340,000|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/shopping/selfridges-to-stock-iron-man-jet-suit-a3890311.html|date=18 July 2018|website=Evening Standard}} 4 : English inventors|Living 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