By Clay Dillow Posted 05.02.2012 at 6:05 pm 5 Comments

Yves Rossy, Our Favorite 'Jetman,' Takes on Rio de Janeiro

This morning PopSci’s favorite Jetman, Yves Rossy, strapped on his four-engine rigid wing, took a helicopter up into the skies above Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, and once again let it rip. Leaping from the helicopter over Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Rossy zipped around the skies over Rio for more than 11 minutes, taking in some famous Rio landmarks along the way.

Regular PopSci readers know Rossy as the only person to fashion a powered wing to his back that actually allows him to fly--even to climb--independent of any other mechanism. The carbon-kevlar wing, of Rossy’s own design, has already propelled him through the Grand Canyon and across the English Channel--feats that were something more like work. This looks more like vacation.

Moving between roughly 120 and 180 miles per hour throughout the flight, Rossy circled Corcovado (home of the iconic “Christ the Redeemer” statue pictured above) before turning south to snap photo with other well-known locales like Ipanema, Copacabana, and Sugar Loaf Mountain before parachuting directly onto Copacabana beach.

'Jetman' Yves Rossy Takes in Rio's Famous Beaches:

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Space
05/02/12 at 6:31 pm

This is very exciting! I hope he enjoys his visit to Brazil!

Isto é muito emocionante! Espero que ele gosta de sua visita ao Brasil! \ \ Traduzido do google.

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Artex
05/02/12 at 7:11 pm

Jetman... Away!!
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nebulation
05/02/12 at 11:03 pm

When are you going to start mass producing these Yves?

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skullshock
05/03/12 at 11:18 pm

So the wings can only provide lift at 190 mph. This means the small jets won't be able to make him fly starting from standstill. Increasing the power of the jets would make the whole thing too heavy. I guess more work is required to come up with a more powerful jet but light enough to be practical.



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