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  • Real-life Iron Man to attempt flight through Grand Canyon

    05/04/2011 10:22:20 PM PDT · by smokingfrog · 13 replies
    LA Times ^ | 4 May 2011 | Chuck Schilken
    Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy has already flown his homemade jet-propelled wingsuit over the Swiss Alps and across the English Channel. Now the real-life Iron Man is hoping to soar through the Grand Canyon. Rossy, 51, plans to jump from a helicopter near Eagle Point early Friday and fly westward along the canyon's rim, his team said Wednesday.
  • Yves Rossy prepares for Cross-Channel flight – without a plane

    09/22/2008 12:00:13 PM PDT · by Reaganesque · 43 replies · 307+ views
    Gizmag.com ^ | 09/22/08 | Gizmag.com
    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...