I AM IRON MAN
Watch incredible moment Royal Navy’s very own ‘Iron Man’ jet suit troops take flight from HMS Queen Elizabeth
THIS is the incredible moment Royal Navy's very own 'Iron Man' troops used jet packs to fly over the HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Amazing footage shows the servicemen hovering over the New York Harbour before landing on the Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier.
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The military men can be seen flying over the Atlantic waving the Union Jack flag in front of stunned onlookers.
The flights were part of the Atlantic Future Forum (AFF) an Anglo-American military conference about military, political and strategic relations.
The flights are made possible thanks to the innovative super-fast gravity-defying jet suits by Gravity Industries.
The suits which use more horsepower than a Formula One racing car, allows people to become a "real life IronMan."
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The suits can reach speeds of up to 85mph and an altitude of 12,000ft.
They are manufactured by British ex-Marine inventor Richard Browning, dubbed real-life Iron Man.
The former Royal Marines Reservist said: "The team and I are delivering on the vision to build Gravity into a world-class aeronautical engineering business, challenge perceived boundaries in human aviation, and inspire a generation to dare ask 'what if.'"
HMS Queen Elizabeth hosted the two-day event which aims to advance "defence, security, trading and economic partnership between these countries and explore how we boost innovation, economic growth and resilience."
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Officials said they seek to "strengthen the trade and economic pillars of the Euro-Atlantic alliance and reinforce our security and defence partnerships with like-minded, democratic allies."
HMS Queen Elizabeth sailed for the US from Portsmouth on September 7.
It replaced its sister ship HMS Prince of Wales which broke down near the Isle of Wight just hours after departing.
The 65,000-tonne warship arrived in New York on September 28.
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