Yves Rossy takes the canyon

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Yves Rossy takes the canyon

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Swiss "Jetman" Yves Rossy completed an eight-minute flight along the Grand Canyon on Saturday...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4CX-8Eo_6I

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Well Nick, he is either a very brave man or a bloody nut case :lol:

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dodger wrote:Well Nick, he is either a very brave man or a bloody nut case :lol:

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Is that a new efficient short wing or an old wing, as the one I've seen him use recently is a fold up wing that pops out when he launches (as used on the Channel flight)?

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