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Jet suit
Flight technology can help in military and civilian applications
By: Rafael Ramos
On: 5/7/2021
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Military technologies continue to evolve. In that case, it will cause nostalgia for those who have played GTA and will impress everyone's eyes. A child's dream of many seems closer to reality: the jet pack. The product developed was a jet suit.
Royal Marines, a part of the Royal Navy, and British company Gravity Industries have teamed up to showcase the usability of their jet suit. The device was used to board a military ship in motion off the south coast of the United Kingdom.
The suit had several flights testing its ability to serve as a support for sea boarding. The tests were carried out over three days by Gravity. Among those who tested it, were founder and chief test pilot Richard Browning, along with 42 Royal Marines commandos aboard HMS Tamar, an offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Navy.
Ship boarding operations are carried out by a boat, which approaches the ship with the crew members who are going to embark. When they are close enough, the ship launches a ladder over the boat and then the crew members board the ladder. The only alternative means of boarding would be using a helicopter. The use of the jet suit for this purpose would streamline boarding operations and allow quick access to any part of the ship.
The team did a lot of training exercises before the test (see the test video on the external link below). The tests have been going on for months, with the most recently completing a test with the Netherlands Special Maritime Operations Force.
Another application is like a suit for airborne paramedics on search and rescue missions. Thus, it would be much faster and more practical to reach people in difficult to reach places, making it possible to be much faster and more agile than a helicopter. This functionality has been tested with the UK's Great North Air Ambulance Service.
The jet suit costs about $ 430,000, which would be a large portion of the military budget and could be a problem if the Royal Navy decided to adopt it.
Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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