Human Flight Suits Turning Dreams Into Reality

Developing jet-powered human flight suits may sound like science fiction, but Bristol’s Aerospace Engineering students are helping to make it a reality, thanks to a collaboration between human flight suit manufacturer, Gravity Industries and the University of Bristol.

Nothing says ‘this is the future’ like a jet suit. For PhD student, Abhishek Gautam, the opportunity to work with Gravity Industries’ Chief Test Pilot and CEO Richard Browning on the development of the jet-powered human flight suit, has been a life-long ambition.

Abhishek is the University of Bristol Technical Project’s lead for Gravity and is based in Bristol’s School of Aerospace Engineering,

He supervises penultimate and final-year student research projects, covering various aspects of the flight suit development, from wing design to survivability during engine failure.

Abhishek said: “For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated by the notion of human flight. Since coming to Bristol, I have had the privilege of working with some truly inspiring engineers at both the University and Gravity Industries.

“Through my own PhD research and work with Gravity, it is my ambition to expand our understanding of aviation, to push the frontiers of aeronautical engineering and make the impossible possible.”