Yves Rossy born on 27 August 1959 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland is a pilot, inventor and aviation enthusiast. He is commonly called Jet Man or Fusion Man as he is the first person to fly by using a jet-powered wing in the world. Rossy's flight events always attract the attention of numerous media and the curious people. He is not afraid of introducing to everyone about his unique product which has been developed and built-in consisting of 2.4-meter-long wings equipped with four jet engines. It was reported that he first flied with this special wing on July 11th, 2006 in Bex. Then after successfully flying across the English Channel on September 26th, 2008, he conducted a flight through the Alps in late 2008. On May 11th, 2009, Rossy tried to fly across the Strait of Gibraltar and became the first person to fly across two continents by using this particular type of wings.
Yves Rossy is a Swiss pilot, inventor and aviation enthusiast
He is commonly known as Jet Man or Fusion Man
Rossy has developed and built a system including a pair of 2.4-meter-long wings equipped with four jet engines
His first flight was conducted on July 11th, 2006 in Bex
Yves successfully flied across the English Channel on September 26th, 2008 in 9 minutes 7 seconds at the speed of 299km/h
In late 2008, he conducted a flight through the Alps and reached a record speed of 304 km/h
On May 11th, 2009, Rossy tried to fly across the Strait of Gibraltar so as to become the first person to fly across two continents by using this particular type of wings
He used to jump from a small plane at an altitude of 1,950 m in Tangier, Morocco aiming straight towards Atlanterra, Spain
The flight over the Alps is a major challenge for Rossy
Before each flight, Rossy usually prepares extremely carefully with the hope of gaining great success
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