rediff.com: FusionMan crosses English Channel on his wings

September 29, 2008

With a light wind on his back, he reached the South Foreland Lighthouse on the iconic White Cliffs of Dover in 13 minutes, covering the 35 kilometre trip at an average speed of 200 kilometres per hour.

Image: Rossy touches down in a field near Dover in southern England, after flying across the English Channel from France.

Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images