Yves Rossy is a 47 year old ex-military pilot who calls himself the 'Fusionman' He is a Swiss adventurer with a taste for the airborne bizarre, He recently tested his new jet-powered carbon fiber wing and flew at a height of 2500 meters above the town of Bex in western Switzerland. This is the second version of Fusionman's wing, after losing control of the first during a jump in 2005.
He performed various aerobatic manoeuvres steering with his body, Rossy dived, turned and soared again, performing what appeared to be effortless loops from one side of the Rhone valley to the other. At times he rose 2,600 feet before descending again. And then deploying a parachute and landing safely.
His 2.5 meter 'wing' - perhaps the ultimate big boys toy - is fitted with four jet engines, So he must wear heat-resistant suits similar to ones worn by racing drivers and firefighters. The jet engines are ignited before he jumps from a plane. Once in full flight, Rossy can hit speeds of up to 300km/h, but can only stay in the air for 10 minutes before the fuel capacity of the small jets runs out.
