Richard Browning delivered a striking display of personal flight on November 7, demonstrating a turbine-powered jet suit during NASA’s MAX POWER tech expo. The event took place at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as reported [1] by The New York Post.
Browning’s flight stunned the crowd as the unusual system carried him vertically through the air. Spectator Collin Craig captured the demonstration on video, preserving the moment the compact flight technology took center stage at the NASA event.
The jet suit uses mini gas turbines mounted on the pilot’s arms and legs. Those turbines provide the power needed to achieve vertical flight, turning Browning’s movements into an airborne demonstration before the assembled audience.
Pilot stuns crowd with jet suit flight at NASA space center https://t.co/yTOQCTJm4L
— New York Post (@nypost) November 10, 2026 [2]
Browning is the founder and CEO of Gravity Industries, the company behind the system. He has spent about a decade developing the technology demonstrated at the Kennedy Space Center.
That work dates back to Browning’s first successful prototypes, which he built in 2016. The November 7 appearance therefore showcased technology he has continued developing since those initial working versions.
The MAX POWER tech expo provided Browning with a setting to demonstrate the suit before a crowd at one of NASA’s space centers. Instead of simply displaying the equipment, he showed the system in operation through vertical flight.
The placement of the mini gas turbines is central to the jet suit’s design. With turbines positioned on the arms and legs, the system gives Browning the power used to rise vertically during the demonstration.
Craig’s video documented the flight as it happened before the crowd. The footage captured Browning operating the technology that has occupied roughly a decade of his work at Gravity Industries.
The demonstration also put the founder and CEO directly inside the system his company developed. Browning was not merely presenting a concept to the MAX POWER audience, but demonstrating the jet suit through an actual flight.
The Florida event offered a dramatic look at the results of his development process. From the successful prototypes built in 2016 to the NASA expo demonstration, Browning has continued working on the turbine-powered system.
The technology shown on November 7 remained focused on vertical flight. Its mini gas turbines, attached to Browning’s arms and legs, generated the power that enabled him to leave the ground before the audience.
The Kennedy Space Center served as the backdrop for the eye-catching display. With NASA’s MAX POWER tech expo underway, Browning’s jet suit flight supplied the crowd with a close view of the developing technology.
The presentation was particularly notable because Browning has been involved throughout the system’s development. As Gravity Industries founder and CEO, he demonstrated technology linked directly to the prototypes he successfully built in 2016.
Nearly a decade of development was condensed into a brief airborne display at the Florida space center. Craig’s video showed the result as Browning used the arm- and leg-mounted turbines to perform the vertical flight.
For the crowd, the demonstration turned a technology expo into a spectacle. Browning’s system rose under turbine power, offering the audience a direct look at the jet suit he has spent years developing.
The appearance at MAX POWER marked another public demonstration of Browning’s work. At the Kennedy Space Center, the Gravity Industries founder put his turbine-powered system into the air and left the crowd stunned.