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Rossy developed and built a system comprising a back pack with semi-rigid aeroplane-type
carbon-fiber
wings with a span of about 2.4 metres (7.9 ft), powered by four attached Jet-Cat P200
jet engines
[1]
modified from large-model, kerosene fueled, aircraft engines. His first flight occurred in November 2006 in
Bex
,
[2]
lasting nearly six minutes and nine seconds. Yves later successfully flew across the
English Channel
on 26 September 2008 in 9 minutes 7 seconds
[3]
, reaching a speed of 299 km/h (186 mph) during the crossing
[4]

Later in 2008, he made a flight over the Alps, reaching a top descent speed of 304 km/h (189 mph) and an average speed of 124 mph.
[5]
[6]

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Jet-powered wing



In November 2009, Rossy attempted a crossing of the
Strait of Gibraltar
, hoping to be the first person to fly between two continents using a jetpack. He leapt from a small plane about 1,950 m (6,500 ft) above
Tangier
in
Morocco
in the direction of
Atlanterra
in
Spain
. The flight was expected to take about a quarter of an hour but, due to strong winds and banks of cloud, Rossy ditched into the sea, to be picked up ten minutes later by his support
helicopter
3 miles from the Spanish coast. He was flown to a hospital in
Jerez
, and later released unhurt. The Spanish
Coast Guard
later retrieved the jetpack (which had a
parachute
and a float).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Rossy

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