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On: Sep 26, 08
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Real-Life Rocketman Clears English Channel


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Hey David Blaine, eat my shorts! Fusionman, otherwise known as Yves Rossy, flew the English Channel today as a real-life rocketman. Fusionman was dropped from a plane, lit the jets and flew 22 miles at speeds of up to 125 mph before landing softly.

It took Fusionman about ten minutes, the same amount of fuel he carried on board with him. Yves Rossy had a nice flight that was delayed due to high winds, but departed on time today. Fusionman even looped his enthralled audience as a little show of his flying ability.

Rossy's wings were wheeled out on a trolley and he strapped them on. Made of Kevlar and with a foam lining, they contain 30-odd litres of jet fuel for his four miniature engines. They have all the air of a DIY project rather than the hi-tech space-aged image that they convey to the outside world. Bantering as he prepared to leave for his historic mission, Mr Rossy said: “I’m not frightened, I never am in the sky.” What next for Fusionman? Speculation is that he might try to fly the pioneering air route across the Med from the French mainland to Corsica. However, when The Times suggested the Atlantic, he laughed it off. (timesonline)

Source: jet-man   Via: timesonline  


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Sweet. Our friend Nick Czernkovich (CBC's weather man) was reporting live for National Geographic... We'll see if we can find his footage.

By: Jeremy Gutsche on Sep 26, 08 | 1,509 Trends | 1,149 Comments

The Nat Geo. special airs tonight. Beats watching debates.

By: Going Like Sixty on Sep 26, 08 | 2,663 Trends | 656 Comments

I want one ( 2 rent) darn looks like Fun Iron Man & Commando Cody in one. Wow. New franchise for tourisim IE HI etc. Radical. Darn fuel prices & time inflight. Darn/

By: rocketranger on Sep 26, 08 | 0 Trends | 2,555 Comments



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