“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.”
I remember seeing this on the news. This guy is insane! Badass invention. Now we have to prepare to be invaded by terrorists flying those things…or not. I want one.
and rocketeer?
the question is.. how long was his flight? o_O
He crossed the English Channel in less than ten minutes on september 26 2008 with that little gizmo.
www.jet-man.com/
Make that less than fifteen minutes.
want to know how’s the landing
I’ll take one of those over the flying car.
Switzerland, FUCK YEAH!
not bad for little brother Switzerland
actually doing something good for a change
@...aleph: He used a parachute to come down, though landing like a lawndart may have been more entertaining.
Ooooooooooooooooooh!
I remember seeing this on the news. This guy is insane! Badass invention. Now we have to prepare to be invaded by terrorists flying those things…or not. I want one.
@...Marrock: i hope this
gillesdeplancke.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/arol.jpg
will be implemented in the 2.0
This guy rocks.