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The pilots started their jet engines on a runway in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai on Wednesday. But they were not preparing to fly an aircraft. They themselves would fly — in the first-ever “jet suit race.” 

周三，飞行员在阿拉伯联合酋长国迪拜市的跑道上启动了喷气发动机。 但他们并不准备驾驶飞机。 他们自己也会飞——参加有史以来第一次“喷气服竞赛”。 

The seven pilots with jet engines on their backs raced along the tall buildings of Dubai like a scene from the movie Iron Man. 

七名背负喷气发动机的飞行员沿着迪拜的高楼大厦飞驰，就像电影《钢铁侠》中的场景。 

“The closest analogy would be that dream of flying... and then going wherever your mind is taking you,” said Richard Browning. He is the founder and chief test pilot for Gravity Industries, the company that held the race with Dubai. 

“最接近的类比是飞行的梦想……然后去任何你想去的地方，”理查德·布朗宁说。 他是举办迪拜比赛的 Gravity Industries 公司的创始人和首席试飞员。 

Browning added that the movie created the scene using computer technology, but his company did it “for real.” 

布朗宁补充说，这部电影使用计算机技术创建了这个场景，但他的公司是“真实的”。 

The pilots wore 1,500-horsepower jet suits for the race. Those engines have more mechanical power than most sports cars and use the same fuel as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 passenger jets. 

飞行员穿着 1,500 马力的喷气服参加比赛。 这些发动机比大多数跑车具有更多的机械功率，并且使用与空客 A380 和波音 777 客机相同的燃料。 

Then came what pilot Issa Kalfon called “the moment of truth.” The engines roared and pilots jumped and leaned forward. And they took off like a helicopter. 

然后就是飞行员伊萨·卡尔方所说的“关键时刻”。 发动机轰鸣，飞行员们跳了起来，身体前倾。 他们像直升机一样起飞了。

Organizers said they took off from the runway next to the water to enable higher speeds. The jet suit currently can re