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Yves Rossy’s attempt to fly 28 km across the the Strait of Gibraltar from Tangier in Morocco to Atlanterra in southern Spain fell short. He did make it about 15 km flying his jetwing before he ditched into the Atlantic. I posted about him before: Jetson Jetplane Over English Channel and Jetson Jetplane.
Related: Successful Emergency Plane Landing in the Hudson River – Why Planes Fly: What They Taught You In School Was Wrong – Engineering the Boarding of Airplanes
November 27th, 2009 at 4:52 am
While i do understant Rossy`s need for adrenaline, i still can`t believe one mentally normal human being can strat on what is basically a rocket to his bak and try and cross the strait of gibraltar. Maybe he should seek help from a therapist. And he named his jetpack ICARUS… come on…really? ICARUS?
November 27th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I’m sure he’ll be out there trying to set this record again soon enough. It would be one hell of an adrenaline rush flying like that. He’s basically living out every child’s dream of being able to fly without a plane.
December 5th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
That’s unbelievable…For a short amount of time he looked like iron man. You have to start somewhere. It makes you think what things will be like in 10-15 years and if that technology will be perfected.
thanks for sharing
December 6th, 2009 at 9:12 am
That’s very unfortunate. I really felt sorry for him
January 12th, 2010 at 11:41 am
I don’t know whether to admire him or pity him. It’s certainly quite a feat of design and engineering, but I don’t know why anyone would want to strap that thing to their back and fly any distance! Having said that it was a pity he didn’t make it to Spain.