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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.31,0:00:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michael Browning: engineer,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.98,0:00:05.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,innovator --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.56,0:00:06.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inventor, really --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.78,0:00:08.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and inspiring father.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.59,0:00:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had a passion for flight,\Nas you can kind of sense
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.17,0:00:15.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from that rather dubious\N1970s office-leaving present.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.69,0:00:18.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And some 40 years after that was created,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.53,0:00:20.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a small group of us got together
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.14,0:00:22.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have a go,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.32,0:00:26.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a run at the whole challenge of flight\Nthat inspired people for years,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.70,0:00:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do it in a very different kind of way.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.78,0:00:31.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's the journey I'd like\Nto share with you now.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.49,0:00:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The starting hypothesis was one\Nof the human mind and body,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.73,0:00:37.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which, as you've seen\Nfor the last few days here,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.15,0:00:38.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is an amazing construct.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.100,0:00:42.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if you augmented\Nthat wonderful machine
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.68,0:00:44.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with just the right technology?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.19,0:00:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you approach flight\Nin that kind of real way,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.55,0:00:47.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where could you get to?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.82,0:00:51.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my training partner here\Nback in London, Denton,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.21,0:00:54.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is doing a much better job\Nof that kind of stuff than me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.24,0:00:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Guess what? It's London.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.92,0:00:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The idea was that you augment that.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.61,0:01:00.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, how do you augment that?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.19,0:01:01.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, we bought one of these.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.22,0:01:05.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a micro gas turbine.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.67,0:01:07.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was ground zero,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.79,0:01:10.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that little piece of kit\Nproved really quite impressive,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.96,0:01:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we got two in a field.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.75,0:01:17.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The real hero here, by the way,\Nis, right in the background,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.88,0:01:19.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's a lady tending some vegetables,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.81,0:01:22.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who does a brilliant job\Nof trying to ignore us for a while --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.85,0:01:24.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.83,0:01:28.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the only thing\Nless happy is the grass,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.26,0:01:30.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we did probably damage quite badly.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.73,0:01:32.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You get an idea of the thrust here,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.44,0:01:35.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I try to hold them horizontally\Nand somewhat fail.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.09,0:01:36.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's around 50 kilos of thrust there.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.40,0:01:39.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were quite impressed with that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.10,0:01:40.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We thought we were getting somewhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.96,0:01:43.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there's only one sensible way\Nto go from there:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.39,0:01:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you get four.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.59,0:01:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.80,0:01:53.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to say, I still like\Nwatching these back.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.08,0:01:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So then we thought well, let's try\Nand spread the load a bit.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.11,0:01:57.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The legs are designed to take the load,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.02,0:01:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so why don't we spread it out a bit?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.98,0:02:02.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That bit was good.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.01,0:02:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The harness --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.42,0:02:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a nice idea but it didn't really work,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.35,0:02:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as you'll see now.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.11,0:02:10.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This whole journey was very much\Nabout trying things --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.90,0:02:11.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.100,0:02:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, it really didn't work, did it?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.82,0:02:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trying things and learning\Nby failing at them most of the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.60,0:02:21.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that included failing by falling over.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.74,0:02:25.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you notice, we've got\Nfive engines here --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.05,0:02:27.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to be put off by the fact\None was in maintenance,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.64,0:02:28.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,still had a go.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.82,0:02:29.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.85,0:02:32.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I pinched a fuel line.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.54,0:02:35.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So again, good learning.\NWe learned not to do that again.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.28,0:02:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was a blind alley.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.51,0:02:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.56,0:02:39.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was three on each arm --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.14,0:02:40.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was ridiculous.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.34,0:02:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was 70 kilos on each arm.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.32,0:02:43.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, struck that one off.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.94,0:02:45.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.61,0:02:49.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we were starting to make\Nsome really quite convincing progress,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.09,0:02:51.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just enough to make you\Nbelieve that maybe --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.45,0:02:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe we could get there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.40,0:02:55.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see, look -- tantalizing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.59,0:02:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The model of one on each leg\Nand two on each arm,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.46,0:03:01.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on paper, that was enough thrust.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.71,0:03:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we did what\NI'm about to show you now,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.87,0:03:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I still love watching this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.61,0:03:14.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was our first six-second,\Nreasonably coherent flight.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.30,0:03:18.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.98,0:03:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was the point where\Nthis endeavor went from:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.03,0:03:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I'm really not sure\Nthis is going to work,"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.14,0:03:26.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to: "Oh my god, it does work!"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.66,0:03:28.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From there on we then refined it,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.28,0:03:30.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we carried on falling over a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.09,0:03:34.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Falling over, like I say, is definitely\Nthe best way to learn.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.20,0:03:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After a while, we starting\Nreally refining the layout of all of this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.93,0:03:40.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you'll see,\Nthat's stability and control --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.28,0:03:42.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's no wires there or anything --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.14,0:03:44.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's a combination of us\Nrefining the technology,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.60,0:03:47.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including with a Tupperware box\Non the back for the electronics
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.82,0:03:50.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and actually learning\Nthe balance and control.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.07,0:03:54.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm now going to save your ears\Nfor the next short piece
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.75,0:03:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and talk over it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.93,0:03:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After a while, the jet engine\Nnoise is a bit annoying.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.54,0:03:59.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is only a few weeks ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.97,0:04:02.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see the stability and control\Nis really quite nice,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.92,0:04:06.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'd like to think this somewhat\Nvalidates that starting hypothesis,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.39,0:04:11.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the human mind and body,\Nif properly augmented in that way,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.12,0:04:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can achieve some pretty cool stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.94,0:04:14.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, like I said:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.53,0:04:17.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not thinking about where\NI'm moving my arms at that stage.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.52,0:04:20.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm looking at the objective\Nof where I want to get to,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.58,0:04:22.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a bit like riding a bike,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.40,0:04:24.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my arms are just doing their thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.23,0:04:25.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a very strange experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.82,0:04:27.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So where is all this headed?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.52,0:04:29.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll talk over this landing --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.28,0:04:31.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think I land in this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.66,0:04:34.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I don't think anybody's going\Nto go down to Walmart
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.61,0:04:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or take the kids to school\Nin any of this stuff for a while,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.52,0:04:40.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the team at Gravity are building\Nsome awesome technology
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.41,0:04:42.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's going to make\Nthis look like child's play.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.75,0:04:44.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're working on some things
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.12,0:04:46.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will seek to bring\Nthis unusual experience of flight
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.88,0:04:49.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a wider audience, beyond the events\Nand displays we're doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.95,0:04:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're even starting to look\Nfor pilots two and three,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.45,0:04:53.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if there's any volunteers.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.72,0:04:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got this vision.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.94,0:04:57.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It sounds audacious,\Nbut let's just stick it out there,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.60,0:04:59.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that one day maybe we can\Nrise up above a beach,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.90,0:05:02.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fly up and down the coastline\Nof it, rise up a bit higher,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.64,0:05:05.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with some of the safety kit\Nwe're working on to make this achievable.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.94,0:05:08.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then over the horizon comes\Na Hercules with the ramp down.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.68,0:05:10.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As it comes past,\Nyou start picking up speed
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.77,0:05:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see if we can intercept --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.25,0:05:14.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the rear, not the front,\Nthat would be a mistake --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.93,0:05:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then try and land in the back.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.58,0:05:19.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as I say, that's a little\Nway off at the moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.59,0:05:23.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this is also, if I take\Na big step back from this,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.54,0:05:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is also a very\Npersonal journey for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.35,0:05:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Back to that lovely photo,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.17,0:05:31.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or photo in a picture.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.36,0:05:34.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sadly, my father took\Nhis own life when I was 15,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.28,0:05:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and left an awful lot\Nof unfulfilled ambition.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.27,0:05:38.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was a wonderful inventor,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.92,0:05:40.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a maverick creator.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.32,0:05:43.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'd just like to think,\Nif it was possible,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.29,0:05:44.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if he was looking down,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.63,0:05:45.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he would be --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.84,0:05:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he'd certainly be smiling at some\Nof the things we've done here,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.88,0:05:50.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.06,0:05:51.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it's a tribute to him.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.36,0:05:52.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.56,0:05:55.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.09,0:05:58.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Voice-over) Richard Browning:\NI'm probably more nervous
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.80,0:06:00.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about doing the demo after this.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.36,0:06:02.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got a lot of things\Nto get done today.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.40,0:06:04.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Worst-case scenario,\Nwe don't get a clean start.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.71,0:06:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or we get an unplanned failure\Nwhile I'm actually flying around.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.96,0:06:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is why we keep it very low,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.58,0:06:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the worst is I just look like an idiot\Nand fall on my rear, as I said.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.10,0:06:15.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can all enjoy that if that happens.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.13,0:06:18.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.17,0:06:38.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jet engine accelerates)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.40,0:06:56.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheers)