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Reminiscent of the famous 'Superman' scene, Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy stunned passengers in a Douglas DC-3
by flying alongside them at 205 km/h (127 mph) powered by his his amazing jet-propelled wing.
by flying alongside them at 205 km/h (127 mph) powered by his his amazing jet-propelled wing.
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As the guests boarded the 1940's, twin propeller aircraft and took to their seats; Yves Rossy prepared his rigid carbon Kevlar wing equipped with 4 Jet engines and positioned himself on the skid of an Eagle AS 350 helicopter. The DC-3 took a holding position above Lake Lucerne, at the heart of Switzerland, as Yves climbed to 6000 feet. Yves began his fall backwards from the helicopter, stabilized the wing and engaged all four engines to full throttle reaching a speed of 205 km/h and an altitude of 4500 feet before he joined the DC-3 using just his shoulders, body and legs to steer.
The flight lasted 7 minutes, before the Jetwing exhausted its fuel supply and Yves pulled his parachutes to land safely back at Buochs airport.
