Yves Rossy: Fly with the Jetman Strapped to a jet-powered wing, Yves Rossy is the Jetman -- flying free, his body as the rudder, above the Swiss Alps and the Grand Canyon. After a powerful short film shows how it works, Rossy takes the TEDGlobal stage to share the experience and thrill of flying. -- Source: http://www.ted.com [ad name="Google Adsense 468x60 Banner … [Read more...]
The Dream of Icarus is Alive
Personal flight—the ability to fly like a bird—remains elusive despite those centuries of adventure and experimentation. That's not for lack of trying. Over the centuries many inventors, adventurers and scientists have been persistently pursuing the dream of human flight. Note: This is updated article we posted in Nov 2011 Myth of Icarus One of the earliest … [Read more...]