"Jetman" soars over the Rio de Janeiro skyline

Yves "Jetman" Rossy once again pushed the boundaries of aviation by completing a fabulous flight above the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

This airborne pioneer, who is the only man to fly with a rigid wing equipped with four jet engines, jumped out of a helicopter above the Rodrigo de Freitas Lake, before stabilizing the wing and heading full throttle north to fly around Corcovado Hill. He then tracked south of the city to fly alongside Ipanema Beach, Copacabana and the famous Sugar Loaf Mountain, before pulling his parachute and landing safely on the beach in front of the Copacabana Palace hotel.

The carbon-kevlar jetwing is equipped with four jet engines, each with a 22 kg thrust, thus propelling the Swiss aviator at a speed of 200-300 km/h which he controls via a simple hand-held throttle in his hand. To adjust his trajectory and his altitude, he relied exclusively on maneuvering his body, shoulders and legs.

The entire feat lasted 11 minutes 35 seconds in all, at an average altitude of 1200 meters, and no problems were reported before, during or after the flight. A former fighter pilot and current Swiss International Air Lines captain, Yves Rossy naturally ensured that all necessary safety measures were in place.

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[johntheactor]

Actually, I prefer it without music. Hearing the natural sound of wind and the whine of jet engines suits me just fine.

[PrimoCurby]

0:38 nãaaoooo... fala pra ele anda no meu fusquinha, turbinar meu fusca, bota meu fusquinha turbinado.

"noooo ... tell him to take a ride in my WV Bug, boost my bug, put my bug turbocharged.

[Hugo Danner]

I'd probably end up like Wylie E.Coyote! LOL

Acme jet pack SPLAT!! BEEP! BEEP!

[AmadeusPower]

And he's practically a neighbor...

[AmadeusPower]

Lose weight ;)

Anyway, hardly any of us will get to do it...

[Hugo Danner]

I'd love to try that dressed up as Ironman. but I'm 6-3" & 300 lbs! Not sure that would even be possible.

[Rep Reno]

I Want One!!

So Down to Be a Test Pilot for His a Prototype

[Laquéefa icez Brown]

Gente! Q medo

[Nicholas Leal]

Its buzz lightyear in real life!!!

[JSOz92]

Impresionante

[mesmorized]

Train by day....

[Ja Santos]

He´s mad. I made this trip with an helicopter, and It was very frightening.