Swiss daredevil cruises the friendly skies with winged jetpack
Sure, watching Wowwee's FlyTech Dragonfly buzz around the room at your command elicits quite a few positive emotions, but we can't even fathom the thrill (not to mention the feeling of impending death) that would come from cruising the skies via jetpack. Yves Rossy -- a Swiss daredevil whom we all look forward to living through vicariously -- says he has become "the first person to gain altitude and maintain a stable, horizontal flight thanks to aerodynamic carbon foldable wings." While we've seen jetpacks before, and realize that folks have taken to the air on similar devices in years past, Reuters is giving us a sneak peek at Rossy's flight, which he took on the kerosene-powered, back-strapped vehicle -- and we admit, it looks like quite the thrill ride. So if you're looking to quell your fears before picking up one of your own (hopefully) in a few years, be sure to hit the read link for a live action video (and a good reason to grin).[Via Fark]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Hk @ Dec 24th 2006 1:25PM
that is really awesome
Chris @ Dec 24th 2006 1:28PM
read link points to something completely unrelated
Javier @ Dec 24th 2006 1:37PM
Holy crap... I'll pay any kind of money for that.
david @ Dec 24th 2006 1:38PM
im still waiting for the flying cars.
Grail3x @ Dec 24th 2006 1:58PM
That is unbelievably cool. Thanks for that! I wonder when the US military will have theirs built? Wait a minute... This is old tech... I've seen this thing before... http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/84/claw/
Henxan @ Dec 24th 2006 2:01PM
Where is the video? the "read" link did not link to the video :'-(.. buhuuu :(.. :,...(...
Jason @ Dec 24th 2006 3:44PM
A little fishing around and here is the guy's website.
http://www.jet-man.com/actuel_eng.html
Paul @ Dec 24th 2006 5:51PM
http://www.jet-man.com/actuel_eng.html
re-emphasizing the video link, since engaget editors don't know how to.
hemmy @ Dec 24th 2006 6:28PM
You can watch the Jetman vid on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHYXrqoS08o
Amazing!
Hk @ Dec 24th 2006 8:31PM
if you click the actual picture it will bring you to the reuters video of the story
Elliott @ Dec 26th 2006 12:48PM
Uhm is it just me, or does the link to the article that's supposedly about a daredevil with jets go to an article entitled "Hundreds burned alive in fuel blast" April Fool's on Christmas Eve?
That can't be PR-friendly.