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Incredible Extreme Sports
Base Jumping
Posted by Dan Wareham on June 23, 2009 in Base Jumping
Jetpack daredevil flies over the English Channel
Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy - known as “Fusion Man” and “Jet-man” - made history on 26 September 2008 when he flew from France to England to be the first person to cross the English Channel using nothing more than a jetpack strapped to his back.
Jumping from a plane at more than 8,800 feet in the air above Calais, he fired up his jets and made the 22 mile trip between Calais and Dover at speeds of up to 120mph in 13 minutes.
Rossy was propelled by four kerosene-burning jet turbines attached to a wing on his back which he ignited inside the plane just prior to taking the leap, wearing a helmet and flameproof suit resembling those worn by Formula One drivers, to help him withstand the jet exhaust around his legs.
After a period of free fall the former fighter pilot opened the wing and soared across the water. The jetpack has no steering controls, so the only way for Rossy to change direction was like a bird, moving his head and back to control the wing’s movement.
At first nothing more than a speck in the clear autumn sky to scores of watchers, the real-life rocket man soon became recognisable to the cheering crowd as he soared over the White Cliffs of Dover.
After making several loops over the crowd, he opened his parachute and drifted down in light winds to land in a British field near the South Foreland lighthouse where he was mobbed by the crowd, and secured his place in history.
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