Swiss man flies English Channel on jet wing

Swiss airline pilot Yves Rossy

parachutes in to land, in front of a welcome banner from a British

newspaper, after becoming the first person to cross the English channel

with a jetpack strapped to his back, in Dover southern England September

26, 2008. Ross, who normally flies an Airbus airliner, swapped the plane's

controls for four jets attached to a wing on his back to get across the

Channel. (Chinese media/AFP Photo)
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Swiss airline pilot Yves Rossy

parachutes in to land, in front of a welcome banner from a British

newspaper, after becoming the first person to cross the English channel

with a jetpack strapped to his back, in Dover southern England September

26, 2008. Ross, who normally flies an Airbus airliner, swapped the plane's

controls for four jets attached to a wing on his back to get across the

Channel. (Chinese media/AFP Photo)
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Swiss airline pilot Yves Rossy parachutes

in to land, after becoming the first person to cross the

English channel with a jetpack strapped to his back, in Dover southern

England September 26, 2008. (Chinese media/Reuters Photo)
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Swiss airline pilot Yves Rossy gestures

after becoming the first person to cross the English channel with a

jetpack strapped to his back, in Dover southern England September 26,

2008. Rossy, who normally flies an Airbus airliner, swapped the plane's

controls for four jets attached to a wing on his back to get across the

Channel. (Chinese media/AFP Photo)
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