Reading's real life Iron Man flew across a lake in 2017 and entered the Guinness World Records Richard Browning. Credit: Guinness World Records A FEW years ago, a real life Iron Man soared into the record books with the Guinness World Records title for the 'Fastest speed in a body controlled jet engine powered suit'. Richard Browning, founder and chief test pilot of British tech company Gravity Industries carried out the attempt at Lagoona Park in Reading on Thursday, November 9, 2017. It was in celebration of Guinness World Records Day 2017. Adjudicator Pravin Patel was on hand to verify the achievement, making sure that the speed was measured accurately over a minimum distance of 100 metres.