A screenshot of the "Paramedic Mountain Response!" video uploaded to YouTube by Gravity Industries.Gravity Industries
- The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) partnered with Gravity Industries to test a jet suit-powered paramedic in an area where the helicopter emergency service charity receives dozens of calls every month.
- The operator completed what would be a 25-minute trek through a mountainous area in about 90 seconds with the help of the jet suit.
- "The potential is just huge," director of operations and paramedic at GNAAS Andy Mawson said in the video. "A jet suit that's going to save lives and ease suffering."
The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) partnered with Gravity Industries to test a jet suit-powered paramedic.
Gravity Industries was first launched in March 2017 with Richard Browning as its founder and chief test pilot. Within 1.5 years of Gravity Industries' debut, the company held over 90 test flights across 30 countries and has partaken in events from car launches to the opening of Japan's baseball season, according to Gravity Industries and a Business Insider interview with Browning.
Now, the innovative company has taken its jet suit into a new trade by trialing it for emergency medical use. Keep scrolling to see how: