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Daredevil Successfully Crosses English Channel on Jet Pack

by Terrence O'Brien on September 26, 2008 at 02:44 PM

Jet Man Successfully Crosses English Channel With Jet Pack
Well, Yves Rossy, the idiot (or genius, depending on how you look at it) who planned to strap himself to a rocket-powered carbon-fiber wing and fly across the English Channel, successfully made his record-breaking flight across the notoriously chilly body of water yesterday without plummeting to his death.

The Swiss daredevil completed his 22-mile, 12-minute, jet-pack-powered flight without incident. He even had enough fuel upon reaching the white cliffs of Dover for a little showmanship, performing spectacular feats of aerial acrobatics over the gathered crowd.

The Jet Man's historic flight will be aired tonight at 8 pm EST on National Geographic. [From: Wired News]

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