9/28/2008

Swiss man flies English Channel on jet wing

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Swiss airline pilot Yves Rossy parachutes in to land, after becoming the first person to cross the English channel with a jetpack strapped to his back, in Dover southern England September 26, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)


Swiss airline pilot Yves Rossy gestures after becoming the first person to cross the English channel with a jetpack strapped to his back, in Dover southern England September 26, 2008. Rossy, who normally flies an Airbus airliner, swapped the plane's controls for four jets attached to a wing on his back to get across the Channel. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)


Swiss airline pilot Yves Rossy gestures after becoming the first person to cross the English channel with a jetpack strapped to his back, in Dover southern England September 26, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)


Swiss airline pilot Yves Rossy (C) is sprayed with champagne after becoming the first person to cross the English channel with a jetpack strapped to his back in Dover southern England September 26, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)


Swiss airline pilot Yves Rossy (R) is congratulated after becoming the first person to cross the English channel with a jetpack strapped to his back, in Dover, southern England September 26, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)


Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy demonstrates his jet-powered wing during a test flight in May 2008. (Xinhua/AFP File Photo)

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