VIDEO: Jetman Yves Rossy Flies Over Wittman Regional AIrport at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Wisconsin

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A Swiss adventurer is making his first public flights in the United States this summer with his custom-built jet suit. Yves Rossy, also known as ‘Jetman,’ is making appearances at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Oshkosh (This video appearance was for the press).

Jetman Yves Rossy is about to make his first public appearance in the United States at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh over Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. He compares flying to skiing. Yesterday he flew just a few feet from a B-17. Rossy carries an altimeter and a timer, which functions as a fuel gauge. Otherwise he carries no instrumentation. He lands with a parachute.

Born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland; Rossy served as a fighter pilot in the Swiss Air Force. He flew Dassault Mirage IIIs, Northrop F-5 Tiger IIs and Hawker Hunters. He also flew Boeing 747s for Swissair, and later for Swiss International Air Lines

The Jetman will make his public U.S. debut at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Before he does that, he appeared on Wisconsin Tonight to talk about his adventures.

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, formerly The EAA Annual Convention and Fly-In, is America’s largest annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts held each summer at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States.

The airshow is seven days long and typically begins on the last Monday in July.

Jetman Glider.

See also …
jetman.ch

www.airventure.org


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