Man flies like a bird - a jet-powered bird!

Yves Rossy built his own wings

but unlike Icarus when he took his maiden flight over the Swiss Alps

he never flew too close to sun.

Ten foot wide jet powered wings

propelled pilot Yves Rossy on his maiden flight

above the Swiss Alps.

It took the pilot five years

to build his machine with the help of sponsors.

With 110pd foldable carbon wings and

four German built model airplane engines

with 200lbs of thrust and an acceleration of 190 mph

Rossy fulfilled one of mankind’s most long sought after dreams,

to have wings and fly.

Man flies like a bird - a jet-powered bird!
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