From pilot to jetman: Yves Rossy’s sky-breaking invention
The famous Swiss pilot and inventor of the Jetman personal ultralight aircraft, the first person in the world to fly on a jetpack wing of his own production, Yves Rossy, is again striking the imagination. This time, Rossy makes a spectacular flight with one of the world’s best acrobatic aviators over the sands of Dubai.
In the Yves Rossy aircraft, the wing is rigidly fixed on the back, and the pilot controls the flight by moving his arms, legs, and head only. Visit. A F R I N I K. C O M . For the full article. At the same time, maneuverability is sufficient to perform aerobatics of varying complexity.
The Yves Rossy aircraft does not provide for take—off from the ground; it rises to the required altitude by plane, helicopter, or balloon. A parachute is used for landing, and in addition to the landing and reserve wings, the Yves Rossy wing is also equipped with its own parachute, which ensures its soft landing in case it becomes necessary to reset the wing.
The weight of the satchel of the latest (for 2012) model, fully fueled (30 liters of kerosene) — 55 kg, wingspan — 2 m. Maximum speed — 300 km / h, flight duration with full refueling — 10 min.
Yves Rossy has made many flights on his wings, including flying over the English Channel (2008), flying over the Grand Canyon, and flying over the Swiss Alps in formation with two Swiss Air Force fighters. In November 2013, he flew around the Japanese volcano Fujiyama nine times.
Yves Rossy was born in 1959 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. After graduating from flight school, he served in aerial reconnaissance. After the army, he joined the civil aviation.
In 1990, Yves Rossi became interested in skydiving, and in 1993, in skysurfing. Notable is his surf jump in the form of a scaled-down model of the Dassault Mirage III fighter. He also experimented with wingsuits. In 2004, he first tested rigid folding wings, based on which he later began to build his aircraft.
