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Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy jumped from a hot-air balloon and completed two aerial loops using just his custom-made wingsuit -- the first time such maneuvers have been performed.
- Remember jetman (or as he was first called, "Fusion man"), the Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy who made waves with his death-defying feats? The adventurer crossed the English Channel on his custom wingsuit, and hoped to become the first person to make an intercontinental flight with a jet pack by crossing the Straits of Gibraltar -- unsuccessfully -- last year. His latest stunt was more of a victory, however.read moreAP Photo/Keystone, Laurent GillieronShare
- Designed by Rossy himself, the rocket-powered wing is made of carbon fiber. With fuel it weighs around 132 pounds, and because of the dangers involved, he wears a flame retardant suit when he soars through the skies. Part of the success of the latest stunt was a redesigned, lighter weight wingsuit.read more
- Rossy, 51, launched himself from a replica of the Breitling Orbiter -- the first balloon to be piloted nonstop around the world in 1999 -- at an altitude of 7,874 feet (2,400 meters) near Lake Geneva. Then he fired up the jets on his new -- smaller and sleeker -- wingsuit to perform the loops before landing safely with a parachute.read moreAP Photo/Keystone, Laurent GillieronShare
- This stunt means Rossy's custom wings will afford more freedom to the flying man who uses only his body’s movements to steer himself in the air. After his landing, Rossy was enthusiastic. “It was fantastic! The flight went well, despite a little problem when starting my engines. I was able to do my two loopings and I am very happy!”read moreAP Photo/Keystone, Laurent GillieronShare
- Swiss pilot Yves Rossy, the first man in the world to fly under a jet-fitted wing, celebrates after performing a looping in Denezy, western Switzerland. He jumped from a hot-air balloon above Lake Geneva and performed the daredevil stunt before landing safely with a parachute.read moreAP Photo/Keystone, Laurent GillieronShare
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Rocket-Powered Adventurer's Aerial Tricks
Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy jumped from a hot-air balloon and completed two aerial loops using just his custom-made wingsuit -- the first time such maneuvers have been performed.
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