Wing and a flair

With a nonchalant glance at the camera, “human jet” Yves Rossy completes one of nine flypasts of Japan’s Mount Fuji this week. The Swiss aviator, known as Jetman, dropped from a helicopter before deploying the jet-powered carbon-kevlar wing which he...

November 6, 2013| Times of Malta 1 min read
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With a nonchalant glance at the camera, “human jet” Yves Rossy completes one of nine flypasts of Japan’s Mount Fuji this week. The Swiss aviator, known as Jetman, dropped from a helicopter before deploying the jet-powered carbon-kevlar wing which he steers using his body.

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