Rocket man
May 15th 2008 07:45
He calls himself Fusionman.
Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy, a 48-year-old former air force pilot, leapt into the skies 2500 metres above the small town of Bex in western Switzerland clad in his new carbon "wing". He performed various manoeuvres for five minutes before landing with a parachute.
The wing is 2.5 metres across and has four tiny jets, which are lit inside the plane just before he jumps.
Rossy can reach speeds of up to 300kmh, but he can only stay in the air for a maximum of ten minutes due to the small fuel capacity.
James Bond eat your heart out. Now where can I get one?!
Image: Reuters
Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy, a 48-year-old former air force pilot, leapt into the skies 2500 metres above the small town of Bex in western Switzerland clad in his new carbon "wing". He performed various manoeuvres for five minutes before landing with a parachute.
The wing is 2.5 metres across and has four tiny jets, which are lit inside the plane just before he jumps.
Rossy can reach speeds of up to 300kmh, but he can only stay in the air for a maximum of ten minutes due to the small fuel capacity.
James Bond eat your heart out. Now where can I get one?!
Image: Reuters
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I love the little jets -- I had no idea you could even get those.
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