Dec. 10 - Swiss man takes to the skies with wings and a jetpack.
The dream of flight has dominated man’s imagination since time began.
Now Yves Rossy from Switzerland says he has become the first person to gain altitude and maintain a stable, horizontal flight thanks to aerodynamic carbon foldable wings.
The wings which have a 3 metre span have two kerosene-powered engines attached which propel the passenger.
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Just a reminder to post are boogie in Laos
Left by Darel Davenport on January 20th, 2007
Send us some details and we’ll put it up.. I actually contacted Nick but have not had a response yet…
Left by admin on January 20th, 2007