There's a man-bird over the white cliffs of Dover

[muriel_volestrangler]

On a wing - and possibly a prayer - a Swiss adventurer flew into the record books today with a jet-propelled crossing of the Channel.

Yves Rossy, resembling a real-life Buzz Lightyear, took 13 minutes to make the 22-mile journey from Calais to Dover attached only to a fixed wing.

After travelling at 124mph, Rossy, 49, landed safely in a field above the white cliffs of Dover at 1.15pm. He had previously never flown for longer than 10 minutes on his home-made wing.

Rossy, who prefers the title Fusion Man to Buzz Lightyear or even Superman, jumped from a plane at 8,200 feet above Calais, fired up his jet engines and soared across the Channel in clear blue skies.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23560752-details/There%27s+a+man-bird+over+the+white+cliffs+of+Dover/article.do

http://i.thisislondon.co.uk.nyud.net:8080/i/pix/2008/09/bird-man-over-dover-415x275.jpg

[MrCoffee]

1. Mr. Rossy...you are awesome.

:thumbsup:

[RebelOne]

2. I would love to do that.

[Bombero1956]

3. I'm sure

we'll see this guy in some James Bond movie soon.

[Bake]

4. I saw a clip of him jumping out and firing it up.

Glad to know he made it!! That is freakin' AWESOME!!

Bake