Cool technology coming to the USA
The Grand Canyon to be exact and it's Yves Rossy and his Jet Wings.
He has flown the English Channel from Calais to Dover and wants to try the Canyon.
From the
Daily Express:
ROCKET MAN WANTS TO FLY THE GRAND CANYON
YVES Rossy spread his wings to conquor the English Channel and now he's set to take on a new challenge.
The Swiss pilot , 49, has been tinkering with the jet-propelled wings that allowed him to "fly" from Calais to Dover last September.
He has now come up with a more powerful set of wings that he hopes will carry him across the Grand Canyon.
It took him 10 minutes to complete the 22 mile Channel crossing and parachute to the ground.
The former military pilot admitted to having his eye on the Grand Canyon for some time before he began searching for launch sites over the landmark.
He wants to complete the flight by the end of October.
Very cool -- this is a wonderful melding of two technologies. Small jet engines are now reliable and
cheap to buy or
to build. Add a couple of these to a
rigid wingsuit and you are all set.
Posted by DaveH at May 3, 2009 8:54 PM