Pilot Flies Jet Powered Wings Over Swiss Alps
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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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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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-66AcTo9TU
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[...] a feat that makes a new mark in aviation history.CityNews: Top Stories – http://www.citynews.ca/|||Pilot Flies Jet Powered Wings Over Swiss AlpsYves Rossy built his own wings but unlike Icarus when he took his maiden flight over the Swiss Alps [...]
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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