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Human Jet prepares to cross Channel
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by Dave Keating | September 25, 2008 at 12:52 am
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A man is going to attempt to fly across the English Channel today using a single jet-propelled wing. If he is sucesful, he will set a world record for the flight. If you're there to witness this sight in the UK or in France, send in your photos and video! The flight will take place at 1pm GMT.
A Swiss adventurer will today make a record-breaking attempt to become the first person to fly solo across the English Channel using a single jet-propelled wing.
Yves Rossy, known as Fusionman, will jump from a plane more than 8,200ft (2,500m) above ground, then fire up jets on his homemade wing and soar across one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
The 49-year-old is hoping to make the flight from Calais to Dover just after 1pm BST after suffering a setback earlier this week when poor weather conditions postponed his attempt by a day.
Rossy, a former military pilot, aims to trace the route of French aviation pioneer Louis Bleriot, who became the first person to fly across the Channel in a plane 99 years ago.
Flying at speeds approaching 125mph, it is expected that the 22-mile televised flight across the Channel should take Rossy around 12 minutes to complete.
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at 00:52 on September 25th, 2008
I think this is an important story and would benefit from other NowPublic contributors working on it. I've flagged it as News Wanted and invite others in relevant locations to look for more evidence.
at 03:19 on September 26th, 2008
Flight was cancelled due to weather conditions!
at 07:22 on September 25th, 2008
Dave Keating, I like this story. It's good stuff. flight delayed:
Yves Rossy attempt at the 22-mile (35.4 km) flight from Calais to Dover was postponed because of bad weather. The former military pilot plans to attempt the crossing on Friday, which he hopes to complete in 12 minutes.
at 09:01 on September 25th, 2008
Dave Keating, I like this story. It's good stuff.
I would not not mind testing one of those.