February 16, 2009

First man to fly with a jet-powered fixed-wing apparatus

Swiss pilot Yves Rossy, the world's first man to fly with a jet-powered fixed-wing apparatus strapped to his back, flies during his first official demonstration, on May 14, 2008 above Bex, Switzerland. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)

How many people would have said this wasn't possible?

He went on to fly the english channel from Calais to Dover in September 2008. (35KM in 13 mins)

I found the pic on this great photo blog here

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1 comment:

  1. You got me once with the 'Forgotten Silver' episode! You're gonna have to be a little more convincing with this one...

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