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Yves Rossy (born
August 27,
1959) is a
Swiss pilot, inventor and aviation enthusiast. He invented and is the first
person to have flown a
jet engine-powered
wing strapped to his back. The flight occurred in November 2006 in Bex, lasting
nearly six minutes. While work with
jet packs to propel humans dates back as far as
World
War II, his is the first contraption to also have wings.
Yves has served as a fighter pilot in the
Swiss Air Force flying
Dassault Mirage IIIs,
Northrop F-5 Tiger IIs and
Hawker Hunters. He flew
Boeing 747s
for Swissair
and now works as an Airbus pilot for
Swiss International Air Lines.
Personal Web
Site of Yves Rossy (Pictures Source)
