‘Jetman’ flies over Rio using super-cool jetpack

5/3/2012

This may look like a test shot for "The Incredibles," but Yves "Jetman" Rossy dreamed of flying long before Syndrome invented rocket boots. The 52-year-old Swiss pilot's 11-minute flight yesterday over Rio de Janeiro began with a terrifying-looking helicopter drop, after which he circled around the Christ the Redeemer statue and ended with a (somewhat) gentle landing onto Copacabana beach, where it looks like he just missed his target. Rossy is proving to be one super-hot advertising campaign for watchmaker Breitling, whose logo is plastered all over the Jetman's equipment.

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Would you like to fly around in this suit?