rediff.com: FusionMan crosses English Channel on his wings

September 29, 2008

Speaking of his historic feat, elated Yves said, "So many people were with me on that flight, I want to say thank you. everything was perfect. I show that it is possible to fly a little bit like a bird."

Image: In his first attempt on May 14, Rossy was released from a plane at an altitude of 2,438 meters (8,000 feet) and completed several loops a speed of 300 km/h using only his body to change position during five minutes over the Swiss Alps.

Photograph: Fabric Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images