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Man crosses English Channel on Jetpack

Conor108 · 2008-09-28 11:59:16

Maybe not the right forum, but it is aviation I guess;) Full Story Looks Amazing!:eek:

28-09-2008 11:59am

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Maybe not the right forum, but it is aviation I guess;)

A Swiss man has become the first person to fly solo across the English Channel using a single jet-propelled wing.

Yves Rossy landed safely after the 22-mile (35.4 km) flight from Calais to Dover, which had been twice postponed this week because of bad weather.

The former military pilot took less than 10 minutes to complete the crossing and parachute to the ground.

The 49-year-old flew on a plane to more than 8,200ft (2,500m), ignited jets on a wing on his back, and jumped out.

Mr Rossy had hoped to reach speeds of 125mph.
It felt "great, really great", said Mr Rossy: "I only have one word, thank you, to all the people who did it with me."

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Looks Amazing!:eek:

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