Fly to the rescue

LAKE DISTRICT, UK, 29 SEPTEMBER

Difficult terrain and steep hills can slow down paramedics’ response times. The Great North Air Ambulance Service wondered if jet suits could speed things up, so approached jet-suit manufacturer Gravity Industries to find out. In the test flight in the Lake District, a jet-suited paramedic flew from the valley floor to a ‘patient’ on the top of a fell in 90 seconds. The journey would have taken 25 minutes on foot.