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He can fly!, HE CAN FLYYY!
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post Sep 5 2004, 11:57 PM
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Swiss man flies like a bird

A Swiss airline pilot has become the first man to fly horizontally thanks to two jet engines strapped to stubby wings.

Rocket man Yves Rossy reached a speed of 112mph during the four minutes he spent hurtling through the Alps.

His invention took five years to perfect.

Rossy, 45, told the Daily Mirror: "It was absolutely fantastic - freedom in three dimensions. I felt like a bird."

Attached to his three-metre wide, 40kg carbon wings, he launched himself from a plane high above Bex in Western Switzerland, leaving a spectacular vapour trail before landing by parachute.

With his next prototype, Rossy hopes to be able to launch from the ground. And he believes his bizarre contraption has bags of potential - especially for Hollywood.

"It would be a great device for James Bond so he can go behind enemy lines," he said.

Rossy has already claimed a place in the record books by becoming the first to windsurf off a hot air balloon.
 
 
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post Sep 6 2004, 02:01 AM
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i think thats jus effin awesome. i wanna do that. i think that would b pretty cool.
 

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