Yves Rossy – Jetman Flies over Bex, Switzerland (video)
May 16th, 2008
Jetman Yves Rossy is a 48 year old crazy dude from Switzerland who pushes insanity to a whole new level. See, the dude takes joy in jumping off small plane wearing a pair of mechanical, jet fueled wings and then he just soars over the Alps like an eagle.
Fusion Man, as Yves Rossy refers to himself, had a media exhibition today in town of Bex, Switzerland where he showed what he can do. He was taken by a plane up to the sky, jumped off when he was 2500 meters high, spread his mechanical wings, turned jets on and glided above the Alps at 300 km/h. Gnarly video is below and it looks sick.
Yves Rossy says it’s like “flying in an airplane, but without an airplane”. Steering is entirely done by positioning the body and there is just protective leather wear, jet wings and the pilot (Jetman) himself.
I have no doubt that flying with jet fuel powered wings must be a fantastic feeling, but I think I’d poop myself right away. And imagine you’d hit a bug. I mean – that’s the real speed you’re flying at and you have got no windshield in front of yourself. Even a small sized bug has got to hurt when nailed into at 300 km/h. And don’t even get me on colliding with a bird. But I guess having massive balls like Yves Rossy has, minor annoyances like birds attacking you is nothing.
The limits of a man are being pushed to infinity and beyond. What comes next? Taking off the ground like a superman?
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