'JetMan' Yves Rossy Terbang 8 menit di atas Grand Canyon



Apakah itu burung? Apakah itu pesawat? Tidak itu 'JetMan' dalam penerbangan 8 menit di atas Grand Canyon ... Dan kali ini ia benar-benar berhasil.

Itu adalah suatu prestasi yang akan membuat Buzz bangga ... Tapi untuk Yves Rossy, yang akhirnya menyelesaikan penerbangan di atas Grand Canyon di setelan jet,

Untuk petualang Swiss, dijuluki JetMan, terpaksa membatalkan tontonan berani di menit-menit terakhir pada hari Jumat karena birokrasi dan isu-isu keselamatan.Meskipun kemunduran, Rossy tidak menyerah dan pada hari Sabtu diikat di sayapnya dan turun ke langit untuk penerbangan delapan menit spektakuler selama radius lima mil.


Setelan jet custom built yang Rossy mengenakan di punggungnya berat £ 120 dan memiliki sayap.Ini rata-rata kecepatan 125mph dan memiliki empat mesin.Yves Rossy melangkah santai ke sisi helikopter sebelum lepas landas dan ke langit di atas Guano Point pada Hualapai Reservasi Indian. Begitu telah mencapai 8.000 kaki. Rossy yang menerbangkan jet tempur selama 17 tahun di Angkatan Udara S
Swiss, cukupmembiarkan pergi, dan jatuh ke bumi dengan parasut.

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Up, up and away: Yves Rossy takes his custom-made jet suit for a spin... over the Grand Canyon
Up, up and away: Yves Rossy takes his custom-made jet suit for a spin... over the Grand Canyon

Awesome: Rossy soars 200 feet above the Canyon rim to complete the eight-minute flight
Awesome: Rossy soars 200 feet above the Canyon rim to complete the eight-minute flight

CUSTOM-BUILT JET SUIT STATS

Weight: 120lb
Wing span: 79" (or 2 metres)
Average speed: 125mph
Climb: 360 yards per minute
Engine type: Four Jet-Cat P200
Engine size: Between 15 and 30 litres
Fuel: Mix of kerosene and 5 per cent turbine oil for lubrification
Flight time: from six to 12 minutes

All aboard: Rossy prepares to board the helicopter which will take him to 8,000 feet, left, and right, gripping the sides it takes off
All aboard: Rossy prepares to board the helicopter which will take him to 8,000 feet, left, and right, gripping the sides it takes off
All aboard: Rossy prepares to board the helicopter which will take him to 8,000 feet, left, and right, gripping the sides it takes off

Hanging around: Rossy casually grips on to the side of a helicopter as it climbs above the canyon. He then simply jumps off...backwards
Hanging around: Rossy casually grips on to the side of a helicopter as it climbs above the canyon. He then simply jumps off...backwards

Waiting for the moment: Cameramen wait on a summit to film Rossy's flight over the Grand Canyon on Guano Point on the Hualapai Indian Reservation
Waiting for the moment: Cameramen wait on a summit to film Rossy's flight over the Grand Canyon on Guano Point on the Hualapai Indian Reservation

Success: After being up in the air for eight minutes Rossy makes his slow descent with a parachute
Success: After being up in the air for eight minutes Rossy makes his slow descent with a parachute
No go: Rossy had meant to complete his flight on Friday but had to explain to waiting media that it was cancelled due to red tape
No go: Rossy had meant to complete his flight on Friday but had to explain to waiting media that it was cancelled due to red tape
cel his first attempt at flying over the English Channel because of bad weather.
To infinity and beyond... Buzz Lightyear would certainly be proud - if not a little envious of the daredevil 51-year-old
To infinity and beyond... Buzz Lightyear would certainly be proud - if not a little envious of the daredevil 51-year-old
To infinity and beyond... Buzz Lightyear would certainly be proud - if not a little e


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