At that speed, you could consider him a "HOT PILOT" ! (Could not help it) BOB FLETCHER US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS MILITARY DESIGN SECTION 10th FLOOR S.W. SACRAMENTO DISTRICT 1325 J STREET, SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA, 95814-2922 Phone (916) 557-7235 -----Original Message----- From: Russell Ng [mailto:russng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 10:11 AM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: ....What Swiss Airways Captains do on their Day Off..... Bryan The speed was actually approximately 112 miles per hour, not 112 per second which would translate into just over 400,000 miles per hour. Needless to say, at that speed he would have incinerated. Russell SIN At 06:08 AM 9/8/04 -0700, you wrote: >It was absolutely fantastic - freedom in three >dimensions. I felt like a bird. / > > Swiss pilot, Yves Rossy, the first jet propelled >flying man. Rossy flew over the Swiss Alps on Aug. 23 >for four minutes with two jet engines strapped to a >wing on his back. The wing was made of carbon and >filled with kerosene for an expected 10 minute flight. >He reached a top speed of 112 miles per second by >flying out of an airplane and landing with a >parachute. By day Rossy is a captain of an Airbus for >Swiss Airlines. > >(My note, 112 miles per second has got to be a record >in itself). > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! >http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail