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Jet Pack FTW

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“Swiss pilot Yves Rossy, the world’s first man to fly with a jet-powered fixed-wing apparatus strapped to his back, flies during his first official demonstration, on May 14, 2008 above Bex, Switzerland.”

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13 Responses to Jet Pack FTW

  2. avias (UID# 2053) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    December 28, 2008 at 9:43 am

    the question is.. how long was his flight? o_O

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  3. marrock (UID# 3993) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    December 28, 2008 at 10:20 am

    He crossed the English Channel in less than ten minutes on september 26 2008 with that little gizmo.

    www.jet-man.com/

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  4. marrock (UID# 3993) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    December 28, 2008 at 10:21 am

    Make that less than fifteen minutes.

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  5. aleph (UID# 3585) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    December 28, 2008 at 10:41 am

    want to know how’s the landing

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  6. sumosnipe (UID# 4452) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    December 28, 2008 at 11:03 am

    I’ll take one of those over the flying car.

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  7. natedog (UID# 1905) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    December 28, 2008 at 11:28 am

    Switzerland, FUCK YEAH!

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  8. kommissarkvc (UID# 3647) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    December 28, 2008 at 12:19 pm

    not bad for little brother Switzerland

    actually doing something good for a change

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  9. marrock (UID# 3993) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    December 28, 2008 at 12:51 pm

    @aleph: He used a parachute to come down, though landing like a lawndart may have been more entertaining.

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  11. puulaahi (UID# 4552) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    December 28, 2008 at 2:28 pm

    I remember seeing this on the news. This guy is insane! Badass invention. Now we have to prepare to be invaded by terrorists flying those things…or not. I want one.

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