Jetman Yves Rossy flies over Fuji Mountain

Source:Xinhua Published: 2013-11-7 15:24:07

This picture taken near Fujinomiya in Shizuoka prefecture on November 1, 2013 and released on November 7, 2013 shows Swiss pilot Yves Rossy, or “Jetman”, flying near Mount Fuji. Swiss aviator Yves “Jetman” Rossy, whose jet-engine powered wings have taken him over some of the world’s most awe-inspiring places, has added another — Japan’s Mount Fuji. Rossy, with a 60-kilogram (132-pound) kit strapped on his back, circled the country’s highest and most revered mountain nine times over one week. (XINHUA)


 

Yves Rossy, known as the Jetman, drops from a helicopter to fly near Mount Fuji on November 1, 2013. The Swiss aviator dropped from a helicopter and deployed the jet-powered carbon-kevlar “Jetwing” and uses his body to steer as he flew near Mt. Fuji nine times between October 28 and November 3. (XINHUA)


 

Yves Rossy, known as the Jetman, waits in a helicopter to fly near Mount Fuji on October 30, 2013. The Swiss aviator dropped from a helicopter and deployed the jet-powered carbon-kevlar “Jetwing” and uses his body to steer as he flew near Mt. Fuji nine times between October 28 and November 3.(XINHUA)


 

Yves Rossy, known as the Jetman, parachutes after flying in front of Mount Fuji on November 1, 2013. The Swiss aviator dropped from a helicopter and deployed the jet-powered carbon-kevlar “Jetwing” and uses his body to steer as he flew near Mt. Fuji nine times between October 28 and November 3.(XINHUA)


 

Yves Rossy, known as the Jetman, parachutes after flying in front of Mount Fuji on November 1, 2013. The Swiss aviator dropped from a helicopter and deployed the jet-powered carbon-kevlar “Jetwing” and uses his body to steer as he flew near Mt. Fuji nine times between October 28 and November 3.(XINHUA)


 

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