Yves Rossy flies jetwing over rio

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http://video.msnbc.msn.com/msnbc.com/47278026

check out that funky deployment sequence at the end

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it is not really funky. First some airbrake, then release and deployment.

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

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right but if you look at the video it appear he has a spring loaded pilot chute that was released but wasn't pulling the dbag out and then he did something with his other hand and it released, so I don't know if it is a two stage deployment where first you get the spring loaded pc out and THEN you deploy or if it is always like that?

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it is probably designed to be two stages like that to reduce the risk of the bridle wrapping around the wing or vertical stabilizers.

[JasonYergin 0]

Rossy is da man!!

Always doing it big...

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...Don't Get Elimated!!

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Yes. To make it short, the spring kicks the PC out, but the bridle is still locked on the bag, then it is later released with a second handle. A little bit like a tandem drogue chute. The speed and the mass are pretty large. This system allows for lower speed deployment

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[brokky 4]

here´s some pictures.

wuk??

http://www.brunobrokken.com

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the exit is soooooo sexy beautiful pics, thanks Bruno

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

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Yves on David Letterman's Late Show
http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/the_wahoo_gazette/

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Friday, May, 04 2012
Show #3668
Anderson Cooper, Yves Rossy and Electric Guest
ACT 4:
YVES ROSSY
He's a pilot, an inventor, and the pilot of his invention, the jet-powered fixed wing flying machine. He's nicknamed "Jetman." Yves joined the Swiss Air Force and became a fighter pilot and eventually left the military to become a pilot of Swiss International Air. He's always loved flying, and flying on his own has always been a dream. He's been developing his "wings" over the past 15 years with a lot of trial and error. I don't mind the trial part; it's the error part that scares me. I'd imagine you can't make too many errors when it comes to flying, preferably less than one. We watch a clip of Yves' most recent jet-powered wing creation. I'm not sure but I wouldn't be surprised if he was inspired by Buzz Lightyear. Why did Yves decide to go with jet-power and not propeller? Yves says, "I don't want to become a salami." The flying wings look like a lot of fun, but I can't imagine trying it out for the very first time. I always think of that with great inventions or ideas. Take the parachute . . . I mean, somebody had to be first! Or the first circumcision. It might not seem like a big deal now, but looking for volunteers at the beginning must have required one heck of a selling job.

After it was over, I couldn't help but wish Dave still had that red button on his chair from the other day. I think that would have impressed Yves.

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM