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===Daedalus Flight Pack=== {{main|Daedalus Flight Pack}} [[File:Jet suit flyer.jpg|thumb|[[Richard Browning (inventor)|Richard Browning]] flying the "[[Daedalus Flight Pack|Daedalus]]" jet suit at [[Hurst Spit]], Hampshire, England in 2019]] This particular innovation saw two jets attached to the back of an exoskeleton, worn by the operator. At the same time, two additional jets were added to the arms, and could be moved with the arms to control movement. It was devised by [[Richard Browning (inventor)|Richard Browning]] of Gravity Industries.<ref>Fabio, Adam "Daedalus Jet Suit Takes To The Skies" hackaday.com http://hackaday.com/2017/04/13/daedalus-jet-suit-takes-to-the-skies/</ref> In September 2020 it was reported that the [[Great North Air Ambulance]] (GNAA) service was considering using this jet suit to enable [[paramedic]]s to reach casualties in the mountainous [[Lake District]],<ref name="parveen">{{cite news |last1=Parveen |first1=Nazia |title=Jet suit paramedic takes Lake District test flight |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/sep/29/jet-suit-paramedic-takes-lake-district-test-flight |access-date=30 September 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=29 September 2020}}</ref> and by March 2022 the operational director of the GNAA, Andy Mawson, had been trained to fly and the service hoped to start using jet suits in summer 2022.<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News |title= Lake District: Jet suit paramedics ready for summer lift-off|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-60863725|date=26 March 2022| access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
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