3-D Printed Jet Suit Takes Off at the Intrepid in New York

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Sam Rogers, flight suit design engineer at Gravity Industries, demonstrates a Jet Suit at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York, U.S., April 3, 2019. A new 3-D printed jet suit took its first public flight on Wednesday (April 3), taking off and landing without incident a couple of times at the USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

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Sam Rogers, flight suit design engineer at Gravity Industries, demonstrates a Jet Suit at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York, U.S., April 3, 2019. The new jet suit is made by the British company Gravity Industries, which was started by inventor Richard Browning in 2017. Browning currently holds a Guinness World Record for the fastest speed in a body-controlled jet engine-powered suit from his flight using an earlier model of the jet suit, reaching a speed of 32 miles per hour (51.5 km/h). REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

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Sam Rogers, flight suit design engineer at Gravity Industries, prepares to demonstrate a Jet Suit at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York, U.S., April 3, 2019. On hand to pilot the latest jet suit was Sam Rogers, Additive Design Leader at Gravity Industries. According the Rogers, Wednesday's flight was the first time the public has seen the new, 3-D model jet suit. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

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Sam Rogers, flight suit design engineer at Gravity Industries, demonstrates a Jet Suit at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York, U.S., April 3, 2019. "We're demonstrating the new, fully 3-D printed jet suit. This is actually fully 3-D printed in nylon and aluminum. So this is the first public flight demo of this completely new suit." REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

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Sam Rogers, flight suit design engineer at Gravity Industries, demonstrates a Jet Suit at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York, U.S., April 3, 2019. The new suit has five turbo jet engines, two smaller ones on each arm, and a larger one on the back. Rogers said the engines can be powered by a variety fuels, with Wednesday's flight using diesel. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

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Sam Rogers, flight suit design engineer at Gravity Industries, walks in a cloud of smoke after demonstrating a Jet Suit at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York, U.S., April 3, 2019. Gravity Industries was in New York to take part in the 'Designing Our Future Summit,' a showcase for British innovation and design, sponsored by the British Government. The Designing Our Future Summit runs through April 4th in New York. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

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