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Bird? Plane? No, It's Jet Man
Flight Lasts 6 Minutes
POSTED: 9:53 am EST December 20, 2006
UPDATED: 10:09 am EST December 20, 2006
NYON, Switzerland -- The first successful flight of a man with just a pair of wings and four jet engines strapped to his back took place on Tuesday in Switzerland.
Related Content: Raw Video | Images
Yves Rossy, a former military pilot, currently flies for a Swiss airline.
Rossy flew horizontally for more than six minutes Tuesday before cutting the jets and parachuting to the ground.
Rossy took safety precautions on the flight, including an emergency parachute that will automatically open in case he blacks out.
"The idea is to have fun, not to kill yourself," Rossy said.
Bird? Plane? No, It's Jet Man - News
Cool.  
YouTube - Yves Rossy The Swiss Jet Man
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All men are created equal, but what they do after that point puts them on a sliding scale.
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Originally Posted by Sky Captain 
To infinity and beyond!
They said he's an Airline Cap'n like yourself. Would you ever consider doing such a thing? 
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Originally Posted by Sky Captain
To infinity and beyond!
Ah, I love that movie. I should watch it again some time.
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Originally Posted by marden
They said he's an Airline Cap'n like yourself. Would you ever consider doing such a thing?
Not no but,
HELL NO!
Im no dare devil! 
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Originally Posted by Sky Captain
Not no but,
HELL NO!
Im no dare devil!
I don't think I would either. But It sure looks cool with him rocketing through the air like a real frigging jet plane! But like Superman, also!
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OT: I LOVE THAT PLANE! I forget what they're called, but they have a HUGE engine and can climb like nobody's business, almost straight up. They used one in the beginning of goldeneye.... god... I wish I had that DVD with DTS soundtrack right now. I'd totally watch it just for that part.
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I love it. His quote is priceless: "The idea is to have fun, not to kill yourself"
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Hmm. Think one of those will ship before Christmas?
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Originally Posted by 1tuffchevy
OT: I LOVE THAT PLANE! I forget what they're called, but they have a HUGE engine and can climb like nobody's business, almost straight up. They used one in the beginning of goldeneye.... god... I wish I had that DVD with DTS soundtrack right now. I'd totally watch it just for that part.
Pilatus Porter.
Used in the movie Air America.
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Cannonball Run (1981)
Director: Hal Needham
Starring: Burt Reynolds (J.J. McClure) Dom DeLuise (Victor/Captain Chaos) plus an all-star cast
A wild and illegal cross-country car race, known as the Cannonball Run, attracts all sorts of eccentric entrants who will do anything to win, including low-down, dirty tricks. In this movie, Burt Reynolds plays an adventurer participating in the race, with sidekick played by Dom DeLuise. There is an all-star cast of racers (Jackie Chan, Farrah Fawcett, Peter Fonda, Dean Martin, Roger Moore, Sammy Davis Jr. and others) that will do anything to outrun the police and win the race.
The Maule plane appears early in the film, flown by Reynold’s character J.J. McClure. He and sidekick Victor decide to land in a small Georgia town (literally!) to pick up some beer. The stunt sets the tone for the wild and crazy nature of the film. This sequence truly shows the capabilities of the Maule M-5, and remains some of the most spectacular footage ever shot of what a Maule can do! Anyone shopping for a Maule should see this scene!
Maule Air Incorporated - Maule in the Movies
Click here to begin viewing still images from the film...
Maule Air Incorporated - Maule in the Movies
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Maules are manufactired close to where I grew up.
In fact, I've landed at their airstrip before.
There's a Maule Mule at my airstrip.
But the plane in the video is a Pilatus Porter P6 turboprop.
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Originally Posted by Sky Captain
Maules are manufactired close to where I grew up.
In fact, I've landed at their airstrip before.
There's a Maule Mule at my airstrip.
But the plane in the video is a Pilatus Porter P6 turboprop.
Ooops, I didn't mean to imply otherwise. After seeing the pic you posted it reminded me of the Maule site I'd visited some time ago and saw these amazing pics.
Sorry for any misunderstanding!
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I'll have to get video from Mr. Platt's Maule for a from a 3 foot roll to vertical climbout.
Oh Bill Elliott, up the street from me, has one too!
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Originally Posted by Sky Captain
I'll have to get video from Mr. Platt's Maule for a from a 3 foot roll to vertical climbout.
Oh Bill Elliott, up the street from me, has one too!
That's INSANE!
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