It's a bird, it's a plane- no it's a guy with 121 lbs wings equipped with four jet engines strapped to his back. What's he doing up there? Trying to cross the 22-mile wide English Channel in 12 minutes.Swiss pilot Yves Rossy revealed his aparatus in May. He performed figure-eights and effortless loops high above the alps. Now he wants to cross the English Channel, a stepping stone to his goal: soaring through the Grand Canyon. Unfortunately for Rossy, the English fog isn't cooperating and he will have to postpone the flight until Friday.
Rossy's flight plan begins with jumping from a plane above Dover at 8,100 feet, firing up his engines and making it to Calais in 12 minutes.
He is powered by four kerosene-burning jet engines, and is protected from the heat by a heat-resistant suit similar to the ones race car drivers wear. The wings have the traditional steering device; Rossy must twist and turn his body to turn and bank.
My opinion: he looks like Buzz Lightyear. To Infinity and Beyond! or as they say in Calias: à l'infinité et au-delà de!
