He’s Not Iron Man But He Can Fly with His Jet-Powered Wing
When I came out of the movie theaters after seeing Iron Man fly around for two hours, I knew that although it may be possible in the future, seeing someone really flying around in something so small was not happening now.
Well turns out I was wrong, and a Swiss pilot by the name of Yves Rossy has created a jet powered wing which can be strapped to a person’s back allowing them to fly at over 185 miles per hour.
For his demonstration, Yves got on a plane which took him up to 7,500 feet where he unfolded his wings and jumped out of the plane.
Passing from free fall to a gentle glide, Rossy then triggered four jet turbines and accelerated to 186 miles per hour, about 65 miles per hour faster than the typical falling skydiver. A plane that flew at some distance beside him measured his speed.
His current jet wing, which uses four model aircraft turbines, provides 200 pounds of thrust allowing him to easily fly through the air at high speeds. He plans on building a new jet wing with larger, more powerful jet engines to fly through the Grand Canyon someday.
You can catch Yves Rossy and his flying jet wing live on television later this year as he attempts to fly across the English Channel.
Find out more from Yahoo News here.
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