Sep 26 2008Man Crosses English Channel With Jetpack
Yves "Fusion Man" Rossey successfully crossed the English Channel with a jetpack today. This is one small pew for man, one giant PEW PEW PEW for mankind.
Rossy, a pilot who normally flies an Airbus airliner, crossed the 22 miles between Calais and Dover at speeds of up to 120 mph in 13 minutes, his spokesman said.
Awesome. And as a guy who has made his girlfriend wear a jetpack during sex, I've got to tell you: don't do it from behind.
Hit the jump for a video.
"Fusion Man" makes historic Channel flight [reuters]
Thanks to Phylth, Pat, Popadopolis, and Kat, all of whom have crossed the Discovery Channel on Lay-Z-Boys.
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Reader Comments
1. roberto - September 26, 2008 2:57 PM
Nice!
2. nic bacon - September 26, 2008 3:03 PM
cool
3. Momboelitist - September 26, 2008 3:04 PM
@1, are you forgetting something?
I once crossed my hot tub to get a beer off the ledge. I almost got dragged under by the massage jets. It was a fight for my life. I had to tread water for almost 2 minutes until I realized the water was only a foot and a half deep.
4. Austin Spatial - September 26, 2008 3:10 PM
@2 , are you forgetting something??
This is a prime example of a man who would Never Back Down. God, Sean Faris is my role model!!
5. Amaranth - September 26, 2008 3:13 PM
this guy has been around for quite some time, go to youtube and type in "Jet Man" there are tons of videos of him flying side by side with planes. There is also a government funded project at the moment in the US for the military.
If you like this kind of stuff check out "flying suit" not as advanced but still cool as hell.
6. ahha - September 26, 2008 3:13 PM
If the next time I board an airplane I hear "Hello folks, this is Cpt. Rossy" I will know that we are not only going to get there early, there is a good chance some of us won't make it at all. Awesome.
7. nic bacon - September 26, 2008 3:14 PM
@6 that would be awasome! 'we may experience some turbulence'
@4 ???
8. Eddiotti - September 26, 2008 3:19 PM
This "Never back down" thing is gonna become the next great Internet meme after, "FIRST!" and lolcats. I, for one, am in favor.
9. Turd Ferguson - September 26, 2008 3:19 PM
Wouldn't it be funny to zoom over a city street and drop a duece on the unsuspecting folks below?
"What the hell did that pidgeon eat?"
10. Miles - September 26, 2008 3:21 PM
It would be way cooler if he didn't already need an airplane to "launch" and if he didn't need a parachute to land. Other than that, it's pretty cool.
11. Jayfournines - September 26, 2008 3:43 PM
This man kicks ass
www.cafepress.com/angryrobotwear
12. LSDiesel - September 26, 2008 3:59 PM
I could think of a few things I'd like to with a jetpack. First, I'd fly over to daisy's house and drop a wrecking ball through her ceiling with "Never back down" spray painted on it.
13. HELLYES PEWPEWPEW - September 26, 2008 4:13 PM
I so want one!!!! I would rock the skies and pick up chicks , and drop them in the bay .... just kidding .. PREACHER TO THE CHOIR GIVE ME A PEWPEWPEW!!!!!
14. Mcfeely Smackup - September 26, 2008 4:18 PM
I don't think the geekologie writer knows what a "jetpack" is. This is not a jetpack, it's a small airplane that uses the person's body as a fuselage. It's certainly unique, and cool, but try not to confuse it with something else.
15. YAY! - September 26, 2008 4:51 PM
Cool I watched this live :)
16. Ramon M. - September 26, 2008 6:13 PM
reminds me of G.I. Joe for some reason
17. friendlystoner - September 26, 2008 7:29 PM
@5
you do know this guy is part of the UK armed forces, the US aint that special get used to it
18. Somebody - September 26, 2008 8:16 PM
"Great....more things terrorists will use to hit skyscrapers with."
"Allah akbar...BAM! mommy!"
19. thanks for asking - September 26, 2008 8:35 PM
wtf? what planet did that come from?! O_o
OH and I wanna know how he landed!!!
20. Mike Reys - September 27, 2008 1:39 AM
Since when does that channel belong to the English? It's French, sacré bleu!
21. Laun - September 28, 2008 1:26 PM
Wow! That is amazing! For some reason it made me feel emotional..in a happy way.
22. LSDaisy - September 28, 2008 6:33 PM
@12 - Luckily my house as double shingles on the roof, so the wrecking ball will bounce off and into the yard, and then I will sell it on eBay. The price will be low, but the shipping will kill you.
PS, that story is an obvious fake, the shadows are all wrong. If it were real he'd Never get Back Down without a parachute. Seriously, if he were flying, who took the pictures, Rocket J Squirrel?
PPS, if I saw you flying over my house with an imaginary jetpack I'd shoot you down PEWPEWPEW style with my favorite Daisy pellet Gun.
23. poop - September 29, 2008 7:20 AM
@21 - Do you mean, kind of like when your friend comes into town and asks you to come to the bar and then he leaves before you get there, because he almost passes out at the bar from lack of sleep, and the next day he calls and asks you to help him with a film school project and you are at the movies and you say you're going to call him back when you get out and you never do and he wastes a whole day waiting on you to call him back? ...yeah, it's just like that. ..just like that, totally.
24. tommo_69 - September 29, 2008 7:55 AM
@20 - it always has!!! what with the english islands in the middle and the fact it's called the ENGLISH channel. sort it out.
25. Daisy - September 29, 2008 1:13 PM
@12 - ADD much? You say you can think of a few things but only mention one.
My guess is you are obsessed with me. Your use of wrecking ball and ceiling symbolizing your pent up sexual urges to bust a nut all over my face and hair is fairly common in teenagers. I bet you often wake with a sticky hand, and thoughts of me. This is common in virgins.
26. Mike - September 29, 2008 11:28 PM
pew pew
hilarious...no really, it hasn't gotten incredibly old and overused, you're still very funny for using it
27. LSDoo doo - October 2, 2008 3:42 AM
@ LSDaisy
I also had these thoughts are you free tonight ?
28. nsfword - October 2, 2008 7:58 PM
this is so fucKking awesome!!!!!