rediff.com: FusionMan crosses English Channel on his wingsE

September 29, 2008

Rossy first began pursuing his goal about 15 years ago, building prototype after prototype in his garage and spending as much as 25,000 pounds a year of his own money to fund his experiment. He started with an inflatable wing but was only able to glide.

Image: Rossy flies over the Swiss alps.

Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images