Subscribe by EmailMan flies across English Channel with jet-propelled wing
September 26, 2008 by Mark O'Neill | 3 commentsA Swiss man has become the first man to fly across the English Channel, using nothing except a homemade jet-propelled wing, earning him the nickname “The Human Jet”.
Yves Rossy flew 22 miles from France to England in 13 minutes. He leapt from a plane a mile and a half from the ground and fired up his jets. He managed to get across to England without any problems and parachuted into a field beyond the famous white cliffs of Dover.
You can watch his descent into England here :
and here is a good CNN report about Rossy and his jet-propelled wing :
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I went across the English Channel via boat and with the underwater train. But somebody fling solo with 180mph+. That is really brave! And a little crazy…
Yeah, Yves is awesome. Really unbelievable that we actually have this technology now. You can check out my blog if you want to see the type of engines he uses.
That’s not flying, that’s falling with attitude.