May 15, 2008
TAKE THAT, HARRY LIME:
Rocketman's maiden flight over Alps in Buzz Lightyear-style jet pack (Daily Mail, 14th May 2008)
Posted by Orrin Judd at May 15, 2008 6:14 AM
Some people go fishing on their day off. Yves Rossy likes to jump out of a small plane with a pair of jet-powered wings on his back and loop the loop above the Swiss Alps.
The self-built contraption took the former fighter pilot five years to build and perfect - and yesterday he gave it its maiden flight.
Comments
He's been flying the 2 engine version for a couple years now.
Of course, he's got nothing on "Irom Man."
"A Good movie, BTW"
Posted by: Bruno at May 15, 2008 7:03 AMThe thrill must be unimaginable.
Posted by: erp at May 15, 2008 7:23 AMDon't tell OJ, but he was speaking French in that clip.
Maybe he's swiss, though.
Posted by: Twn at May 15, 2008 10:36 AMI must be even slower than usual this morning. What does this have to do with Vienna and bogus penicillin?
Posted by: ed at May 15, 2008 10:53 AM