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'{{ infobox aviator |image=Yves Rossi mg 4625.jpg |full_name=Yves Rossy |birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|8|27}} |birth_place= [[Neuchâtel]] |nationality= [[Switzerland|Swiss]] |known_for=First person to fly a jet engine-powered wing |air_force=[[Swiss Air Force]] |website={{URL|jetman.ch}} }} '''Yves Rossy''' (born 27 August 1959 in [[Neuchâtel]]) is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[aircraft pilot|pilot]], [[inventor]] and [[aviation]] enthusiast. He is the first person to achieve sustained human flight using a [[jet engine|jet]]-powered fixed wing strapped to his back. This [[jet pack]] has led to his being [[nickname]]d '''Jet Man''', '''Rocket Man''' and '''Fusion Man'''. == Life and works == Rossy developed and built a system comprising a back pack with semi-rigid aeroplane-type [[carbon-fiber]] wings with a span of about {{convert|2.4|m|ft}}, powered by four attached Jet-Cat P200 [[jet engine]]s <ref>[http://www.jetman.ch Website of Jet Man]</ref> modified from large-model, kerosene fueled, aircraft engines. His first flight occurred in November 2006 in [[Bex]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.act-composites.com/Fusion_cp_eng.htm |title=Media Impact |publisher=Act-composites.com |date=2008-05-19 |accessdate=2010-05-18}}</ref> lasting nearly six minutes and nine seconds. Yves later successfully flew across the [[English Channel]] on 26 September 2008 in 9 minutes 7 seconds<ref>[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1741520.ece Buzz Flight-here!], "The Sun", 30-Sep-2008.</ref>, reaching a speed of 299 km/h (186 mph) during the crossing<ref>{{cite web|author=1:42 p.m. ET |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24617833/ |title=Rocket man flies on jet-powered wings. Former fighter pilot reaches 186 miles an hour during first public flight |publisher=MSNBC |date=2008-05-14 |accessdate=2010-05-18}}</ref> Later in 2008, he made a flight over the Alps, reaching a top descent speed of 304 km/h (189 mph) and a top average speed of 124 mph.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-566434/Pictured-Rocketman-flies-Alps-jet-pack-strapped-back.html Rocketman flies over Alps with jet-pack strapped to his back], ''Mail Online'', 15 May 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,355609,00.html Swiss 'Fusion Man' Flies Over the Alps With Jet-Propelled Wings], ''Fox News'', May 15, 2008</ref> [[File:Yves Rossi mg 4627.jpg|thumb|Jet-powered wing]] In November 2009, Rossy attempted a crossing of the [[Strait of Gibraltar]], hoping to be the first person to fly between two continents using a jetpack. He leapt from a small plane about 1,950 m (6,500 ft) above [[Tangier]] in [[Morocco]] in the direction of [[Atlanterra]] in [[Spain]]. The flight was expected to take about a quarter of an hour but, due to strong winds and banks of cloud, Rossy ditched into the sea, to be picked up ten minutes later by his support [[helicopter]] 3 miles from the Spanish coast. He was flown to a hospital in [[Jerez]], and later released unhurt. The Spanish [[Coast Guard]] later retrieved the jetpack (which had a [[parachute]] and a float).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/25/jetman-falls-into-sea-try_n_370475.html |title=Yves Rossy, 'Jetman,' Falls Into Sea Trying To Fly Between Continents |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8378974.stm |title=BC News: Jetman Yves Rossy fails in Africa-Europe flight attempt |publisher=BBC News |date=2009-11-25 |accessdate=2010-05-18}}</ref><ref>page 5, ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'', Thursday 26 November 2009</ref><ref>[http://newsfeedresearcher.com/data/articles_w48/rossy-wings-attempt.html Rocket Man brought down to earth in Straits of Gibraltar]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref> On 5 November 2010, he flew a new version of his jet-powered flight system and successfully performed 2 aerial loops before landing via parachute. He launched from a hot air balloon piloted by [[Brian Jones (aeronaut)|Brian Jones]] at 2,400 meters (7,900 feet) and flew a total of 18 minutes before landing. The wingspan of Rossy's latest craft has been reduced to 2m.<ref>''[[AFP News]]'', Friday 5 November 2010 [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101105/od_afp/switzerlandaviationoffbeat_20101105163759]</ref><ref>[http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/vaud/story/Le-nouvel-exploit-de--Jetman--en-vid-os--26443113 Découvrez les vidéos de l exploit de «Jetman»!], ''20 Minutes Online'', 11 Nov 2010</ref> On 7 May 2011, Rossy flew across the [[Grand Canyon]] in [[Arizona]], after the United States [[Federal Aviation Administration]] classified his flight system as an aircraft, waived the normal 25 to 40 hours of flight testing time, and granted him permission to perform the flight.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42977241/ns/us_news-life/ 'JetMan' pulls off Grand Canyon flight — quietly]</ref><ref>[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700133144/FAA-JetMan-can-fly-over-Arizonas-Grand-Canyon.html FAA: JetMan can fly over Arizona's Grand Canyon]</ref> Yves served as a fighter pilot in the [[Swiss Air Force]], flying [[Dassault Mirage III]]s, [[Northrop F-5|Northrop F-5 Tiger IIs]] and [[Hawker Hunter]]s. He flew [[Boeing 747]]s for [[Swissair]]. {{as of|2008}}, he was flying for [[Swiss International Air Lines]].<ref>James Randerson, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/sep/26/aeronautics Jet Man flies across Channel on a wing], 26 September 2008, [http://www.guardian.co.uk guardian.co.uk].</ref> He was recently featured on an episode of [[Stan Lee's Superhumans]].<ref>[http://www.history.com/shows/stan-lees-superhumans/bios/rocket-man Rocket Man — Stan Lee's Superhumans — History.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==See also== {{Commonscat|Yves Rossy}} {{externalimage |align = right |width = 200px |image1 = [http://www.adventureblog.org/images/yves-rossy-2_1822.jpg Yves Rossy]<ref>[http://www.adventureblog.org/entry/yves-rossy-blasts-across-the-sky-in-spain/ Jet Man Yves Rossy blasts across the sky in Spain] www.adventureblog.org, 23 March 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2008.</ref> |image2 = [http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/images/YvesRossy.jpg In flight]<ref>[http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2008/05/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-yves-rossy/ It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s Yves Rossy!] www.acceleratingfuture.com, 19 May 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008.</ref> |image3 = [http://blogs.iht.com/tribtalk/technology/metamedia/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/jetman2.jpg Wing suit]<ref>[http://blogs.iht.com/tribtalk/technology/metamedia/?p=82 Swiss Jetpack (Crazy Pilot)] blogs.iht.com, 22 March 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2008.</ref> }} * [[Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi]] * [[Felix Baumgartner]] * [[Wingsuit flying]] * [[Gryphon (parachute system)]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.jetman.ch Website of Jet Man] * [http://natgeoadventure.tv/uk/Show.aspx?Id=266 Clips of the flight] {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Rossy, Yves | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 27 August 1959 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Neuchâtel]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rossy, Yves}} [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Neuchâtel (city)]] [[Category:Swiss aviators]] [[Category:Swiss inventors]] [[de:Yves Rossy]] [[es:Yves Rossy]] [[fr:Yves Rossy]] [[it:Yves Rossy]] [[he:איב רוסי]] [[nl:Yves Rossy]] [[ja:イブ・ロッシー]] [[pl:Yves Rossy]] [[pt:Yves Rossy]] [[sv:Yves Rossy]] [[vi:Yves Rossy]]'