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Pilot Flies Jet Powered Wings Over Swiss Alps

Icarus, who flew too close to the sun

Yves Rossy built his own wings but unlike Icarus when he took his maiden flight over the Swiss Alps he never flew too close to sun.

Ten foot wide jet powered wings propelled pilot Yves Rossy on his maiden flight above the Swiss Alps.

It took the pilot five years to build his machine with the help of sponsors. With 110pd foldable carbon wings and four German built model airplane engines with 200lbs of thrust and an acceleration of 190 mph Rossy fulfilled one of mankind’s most long sought after dreams, to have wings and fly.

By LBG

Image – Icarus
Source – Daily Mail- Pictured: Rocketman’s maiden flight over Alps in Buzz Lightyear-style jet pack

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  • John Harvey said:

    It’s perfectly safe, nothing to worry about. Noitce Rossy’s wearing a helmet while zipping around a mountain valley at almost 200 MPH. Some months ago the video of his flight made the web, although I don’t have the current link to publish.

    –JH

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  • Worthy said:
  • Paul said:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8qDz7K1nbU

    Flight Of Icarus
    Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith

    As the Sun breaks above the ground
    An old man stands on the hill
    As the ground warms to the first rays of light
    A birdsong shatters the still

    His eyes are ablaze
    See the madman in his gaze

    Fly, on your way, like an eagle, fly as high as the Sun
    On your way, like an eagle, fly, touch the Sun

    Now the crowd breaks and a young boy appears
    Looks the old man in the eye
    As he spreads his wings and shouts at the crowd
    In the name of God my father I’ll fly

    His eyes seem so glazed
    As he flies on the wings of a dream
    Now he knows his father betrayed
    Now his wings turn to ashes to ashes his grave

    Fly, on your way, like an eagle, fly as high as the Sun
    On your way, like an eagle, fly, touch the Sun

    Fly, on your way, like an eagle, fly as high as the Sun
    On your way, like an eagle, fly as high as the Sun
    On your way, like an eagle, fly toward the Sun
    On your way, like an eagle, fly…

    Fly as high as the Sun

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