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Real-life 'Iron Man' launches at airshow, days after £340k flying jet suit goes on sale

Video. Real-life 'Iron Man' launches in £340k flying suit at airshow

Updated: 02/08/2018 - 17:42 GMT+2

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Three days following the commercial launch of his £340,000 jet suit in partnership with department store chain Selfridges, amateur engineer Richard Browning was in Hampshire on Saturday to show off his creation before thousands at the biennial Farnborough International Airshow.

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