The Incredible Jet-Man - Yves Rossy

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Flying Man

This is the most incredible things I have ever seen. Maybe it's my fascination with flying, but just watching this guy soar through the sky is amazing. Yves Rossy is the man you see blistering through the sky and over mountain tops at more then 200km/hr. He is the first jet-powered flying man in aviation history and seeing him fly is really a sight to behold.

Watch Him Fly - JET-MAN : THE INCREDIBLE FLYING MAN !!!

See The Jet Wings Up Close

In this video you get to see the jet wings up close and the technology that is in them. It is not in english, but the visuals are what is really important.
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His Story

Yves Rossy has finally achieved Leonardo Da Vinci's greatest fantasy and can fly through the air! Following a long line of predecessors, this Swiss man, who's lifetime passion is flying, once flew for the Swiss army at the controls of the Mirage III, then went on to fly as captain on Airbuses, and now has not only created and developed wings which allow him to fly, but also built and personally tested them over the past 7 years. Finally, and this since last Autumn, his dream became reality mainly because of 4 model-engines which were built under his wings. With these, he can fly at over 200km/hr and conquer mountain summits. During the flight, Yves's body becomes the likes of a bird and, other than a gas handle, Yves does not ride his wings but truly flies them, using various light body movements that he has learned to handle with perfection. These body movements are equal to those that birds use to fly... And like Batman, when he flies alongside airplanes they can only look and admire him when he activates the acceleration button which makes him disappear at an incredible speed through the blue skies.  

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How "Jetman" achieves dreams of flight
Yves "Jetman" Rossy explains his philosophy on life and how his jet-powered wing makes him fly like a bird. Yves Rossy flies through the air with a carbon-Kevlar jetwing (Price tag: $110000), which is boosted by four engines that each supply a 45-pound ...
Jetman buzzes the lush Rio de Janeiro coast
Now "Jetman" and all-around airborne lunatic Yves Rossy is giving us a tour of the beautiful Rio de Janeiro shoreline by way of his carbon fiber jet wing. On his latest voyage, Rossy lifts off in a helicopter while the iconic Christ the Redeemer ...
Video: In Record-Breaking Parachuteless Skydive, Man Jumps 730 Metres Into a ...
Connery did it with help from a wingsuit, a la 'Jetman' Yves Rossy, but he still made it to speeds of 130 kilometres per hour three seconds after his leap. He fell for about 30 seconds, flared his wings to slow down to the relatively bearable gliding ...
Images of The Week, May 1-5
This morning PopSci's favourite Jetman, Yves Rossy, strapped on his four-engine rigid wing, took a helicopter up into the skies above Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, and once again let it rip. Leaping from the helicopter over Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, ...
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