iLoveSkydiving.org » English Channel http://iloveskydiving.org Aerial awesomeness. Served fresh, daily. Fri, 17 May 2013 19:31:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 World Record 22-Mile Skydive Across English Channelhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/world-record-22-mile-skydive-across-english-channel/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/world-record-22-mile-skydive-across-english-channel/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:41:07 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=916 Austrian-born Felix Baumgartner set a new world record on July 31, 2003 when he became the first person to cross the English Channel with a carbon wing. From 30,000 feet (9,144 meters), Felix soared 22 miles (35 km) across the entire stretch of water between England and France, hitting a top speed of 220 mph. [...]

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]]> Austrian-born Felix Baumgartner set a new world record on July 31, 2003 when he became the first person to cross the English Channel with a carbon wing. From 30,000 feet (9,144 meters), Felix soared 22 miles (35 km) across the entire stretch of water between England and France, hitting a top speed of 220 mph. Felix is also the pilot for the (recently delayed) Red Bull Stratos project; their mission is to set a new freefall record from the edge of space – 120,000 feet (36,576 meters)!

Taking this stunt a step further, Yves Rossy became the first person to cross the English Channel in a jet-powered wing.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/world-record-22-mile-skydive-across-english-channel/feed/ 0 Flight of The Jetman: Yves Rossyhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/flight-of-the-jet-man-yves-rossy/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/flight-of-the-jet-man-yves-rossy/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:08:08 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=556 Start zee engines! Rumor has it that ex-fighter pilot Yves “Jetman” Rossy had no choice but to design this amazing jetpack because his balls of steel were too heavy for skydiving. Ok, maybe not. But he has made history: he set the world record as the first person in a jet-powered wing to successfully cross [...]

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]]> Start zee engines! Rumor has it that ex-fighter pilot Yves “Jetman” Rossy had no choice but to design this amazing jetpack because his balls of steel were too heavy for skydiving. Ok, maybe not. But he has made history: he set the world record as the first person in a jet-powered wing to successfully cross the English Channel, flying 22 miles in under 10 minutes and reaching speeds of 186 mph (299 km/h). Wile E. Coyote’s got nothing on Yves “Jet Man” Rossy.

For more info about National Geographic’s Flight of The Jet Man, visit http://natgeotv.com/ca/jetman

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