. Check out the image gallery – quite simply amazing. Good luck FusionMan! Posted on 09/22/2008 12:00:13 PM PDT by Reaganesque
September 22, 2008 Later this week FusionMan Yves Rossy will attempt the first solo jet-propelled flight flight across the English channel. Using a new single jet wing he unveiled in May, and which has already been tested over the distance (Rossy flew 35 kilometers in ten minutes during the test – an average 210 mph). The event will be broadcast live by National Geographic national geographic Channel in 165 countries and will also be streamed live online. Check out the image gallery – quite simply amazing. Good luck FusionMan!
We’ve previously covered Rossy’s exploits here, but he's done so much more since then and we fully expect that the former fighter pilot will be the toast of the town come Wednesday evening. Bookmakers currently have the flight pioneer pioneer at odds-on to complete the challenge successfully. Interestingly, his web site hints that further challenges are not far away, including a new take-off procedure that doesn’t involve him jumping out of an airplane to start with.
I've set a reminder for myself to watch this flight on Wednesday. This is so cool!
how does he steer i wonder?
For some reason, I don’t expect this guy to die of old age! Best of luck to him though!
I’d say he steers with his arms, slight movements with wrists for turns, and perhaps his legs for altitude. But I am guessing. I wish him well. If that thing goes in the drink, getting out of it looks unlikely.
What are those 4 things under the wings, little jet engines????
Looks like they are. His feet may become candlesticks...
Body shifting...just like a hang glider.
To infinity.......and beyond!
Just go to youtube and search “Jet man”
Lots of cool videos.
We are witnessing the birth of a new mainstream sport like hang gliding, wind surfing, etc.
To infinity and beyond!
My eight year old will love this...
Thats just what they are. Little jet-a burning turbines.
Designed for RC model use. From the coloring they could
be manufactured by wren turbines out of UK.
Mike
All he needs is some kind of cool weapon and he could be a for-real superhero. JETMAN!
On the other hand, give him some sort of armor suit, a conformal drop tank, a gun, and a couple of JDAMS and he could be a super-soldier instead. Can you imagine the look on Osama’s face when he sees SKY SOLDIER on his first attack run at Tora Bora?
The title lies. It says without a plane, but he needs a plane to get enough altitude to glide across the channel. I will be interested when he actually takes off under his own on-board power.
Silly me. The web site is on the wing just in front of
the engine. Jetcat.
Mike
I loved that movie when I was younger. I haven’t seen it since then.
Isn’t it Thursday 8:00am EDT?
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/flight-of-the-jet-man-3757/Overview#tab-q-a
This has deathwish written all over it....
I just can’t imagine the terror on the first actual flight, I’d have been sporting raisins if you know what I mean
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