Aircraft engine maintenance has traditionally been time-consuming and costly, requiring extensive downtime and meticulous ...

and of course a small turbocharger from the scrap yard. Somehow he converts all of this into a working jet engine. The notable thing here is that there is no welding. Some of the joints are held ...

The suit weighs 27 kg without fuel and is powered by five mini jet engines. Nine suits are being made available to buy and can be purchased from Selfridges, London for £340,000 ($443,000).

The demo – which resembles a life-size prop from “Back to the Future” – will allow GSTC students to learn how turbine jet engines operate.