# Man flies with jet powered wings **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451 **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic **Created:** [May 14, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451 "2008-05-14T15:44:27Z") **Posts on this page:** 14 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe) #### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451/1 "2008-05-14T15:44:27Z")
Pure awesomeness… > **[Rocket man flies on jet-powered wings](http://www.nbcnews.com/id/24617833/)** > > Some people go fishing on their day off. Yves Rossy likes to jump out of a small plane with a pair of jet-powered wings and perform figure eights above the Swiss Alps. ![http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080514/080514-jet-man-hmed-01-10a.hlarge.jpg](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080514/080514-jet-man-hmed-01-10a.hlarge.jpg) ---
### Author: ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000) #### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451/2 "2008-05-14T15:52:43Z")
Interesting, too bad you can’t take off / land with it. ---
### Author: ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk) #### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451/3 "2008-05-14T15:56:38Z")
> [@ultradriver10000](#): > > Interesting, too bad you can’t take off / land with it. sure, just need a treadmill ---
### Author: ![forthekicks385](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/forthekicks385/32/7484_2.png) [@forthekicks385](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/forthekicks385) #### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451/4 "2008-05-14T16:11:42Z")
mythbusters to the rescue! lol! ---
### Author: ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS) #### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451/5 "2008-05-14T16:26:59Z")
Very cool. ---
### Author: ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter) #### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451/6 "2008-05-14T16:27:58Z")
300k. I see plenty of millionaires dieing from these. ---
### Author: ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG) #### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451/7 "2008-05-14T17:19:03Z")
Thats badass. ---
### Author: ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut) #### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451/8 "2008-05-14T17:24:15Z")
Too bad Josh just got engaged… lol ---
### Author: ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian) #### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451/9 "2008-05-14T17:29:43Z")
^ haha that thing is awesome ---
### Author: ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo) #### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451/10 "2008-05-14T17:50:39Z")
holy awesomeness. That’s cool that he just steers with his body. ---
### Author: ![95VDUB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95vdub/32/5090_2.png) [@95VDUB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95VDUB) #### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451/11 "2008-05-14T21:49:53Z")
Ill take two. ---
### Author: ![fbrendan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fbrendan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fbrendan) #### Post date: [May 14, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451/12 "2008-05-14T22:06:42Z")
Epic. ---
### Author: ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME) #### Post date: [May 15, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451/13 "2008-05-15T05:25:29Z")
this one is way better… ---
### Author: ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS) #### Post date: [May 15, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-flies-with-jet-powered-wings/48451/14 "2008-05-15T05:27:41Z")
> [@Carnut](#): > > Too bad Josh just got engaged… lol haha. that may be incentive to get/make one.