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Up, Up, and Away!
Rich Cooper Photography/Gravity Industries
Richard Browning stands in front of a crowd. Suddenly, engines roar to life. His feet lift off the ground, and he’s flying! Browning can zoom through the air thanks to a special suit he invented, called the Gravity Jet Suit.
It looks like a high-tech backpack with sleeves. The jet suit also has five small jet engines—two on each arm and one on his back. These allow Browning to fly at a top speed of 56 miles per hour.
For the past two years, Browning has been showing off his suit around the world. It’s a thrill every time. “You feel this huge power at your fingertips,” he says. “It feels like a dream.”
Flying at his top speed of 56 miles per hour, how far will Browning go in 10 minutes, rounded to the nearest tenth? Record your work and answer on our Numbers in the News answer sheet.
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