Yves Rossy flies an Airbus and used to fly a Mirage -- and now, he flies with a jet wing strapped to his back. Yes, you read that correctly. Here's video of his first flight, in November 2006. Here's an article, in French, with some great photos. And here's his home page. It's also in French, but there are some English translations. There's another video here, this one showing more launches.
Heh, "launches." The guy falls out of an airplane with the folded wing strapped to his back, and launches during free fall.
Wow.
Posted by Craig Ceely at April 26, 2008 04:09 PM | TrackBack