Rocket man completes first one-man jetpack flight across Channel

[Soulburner]

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1062649/Rocket-man-completes-man-jetpack-flight-Channel.html


Birdman Yves Rossy powered into the record books yesterday with a remarkable cross-Channel flight - and a grin almost as big as his wingspan.

The Swiss adventurer stood on the White Cliffs of Dover after flying from France with a jet-propelled wing on his back and declared: 'It's like a dream come true.'

He parachuted into an English field 22 miles from Calais 13 minutes after takeoff. The 49-year-old aviator flew at up to 125mph after jumping from a plane 8,200ft above France.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/09/26/article-1062649-02CF766900000578-167_634x391.jpg

[dengyong]

Now he needs to take off from ground. :clap:

[Rava6e]

Whoa thats pretty cool! Hardly useful, but very cool still!

[clonez]

nice, but very impractical (even for spies :))

should have built in an afterburner, theres much more to sqeeze out of those jets (model jet engines afaik, together around 100 pounds thrust; so ground take off very hard)

[Swatrecon_]

nice, but very impractical (even for spies :))

should have built in an afterburner, theres much more to sqeeze out of those jets (model jet engines afaik, together around 100 pounds thrust; so ground take off very hard)

4 JetCat P200's, so he's got 180 lbs. It might take off if someone lighter was in it. He might be able to add 2 more engines, idk.

[clonez]

ah, shame on me

i looked at the specs of that model a380, wich has got the same engines and 48 kg of thust; then multiplied it with 2

ground take off still not possible, those turbines have to be 2 times as strong for that

[Piotrsama]

Now he needs to take off from ground. :clap:

I was thinking the same, it's a bit like cheating.

[tiro_uspsss]

what a legend! :)

[inCore]

Maybe if he builds a ramp with rails and some kind of a sled that you can lie on?

[Brave758]

Know this bloke been jumping with him....... what a star, was there when he was testing the prototype wings.

[LudLud]

iron man alpha 1.000 ;)

[[XC] gomeler]

very neat! Would be awesome to be able to soar like a bird.