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Jetman Yves Rossy Gains VTOL Capability

Soon Will No Longer Need To Be Carried Aloft By Another Aircraft

Most of us have watched Jetman Yves Rossy fly his personal jet suit, dropping out of an airplane or helicopter and soaring through the sky like Superman. But he's never been able to take to the air without assistance ... until now.

New Atlas reports that Rossy has added more powerful engines to his wearable wing. The four new Jetcat P550 engines give him the ability to fly straight upwards at about 97 knots.

After tethered testing, Rossy released a new video last week of a test of the new device in which he can be seen taking off, hovering over a lake and then returning to land off his leash.

In the video, Rossy seems very relaxed, controlling the jet wing using nothing but the finger controls built into his gloves. The wing is designed to be self-balancing, and in the video works as advertised.

The next steps would be transitioning from vertical to horizontal flight. Those flight tests are expected to be carried out next year.

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