Parachutes To Landing In Dover Following 10-Minute Overwater Flight

Add a new name to the record books... though we'll probably need to add a brand new category. Swiss airline pilot and part-time adventurer Yves Rossy parachuted to a safe landing in Dover, England on Friday, after completing a roughly 10-minute flight across the English Channel using a jet-powered wing strapped to his back.

Bloomberg reports Rossy took off from Calais, France onboard a drop plane, which carried him to approximately 10,000 feet. He then jumped from the plane, lit the trigger on the four kerosene-burning turbine engines... and aimed west.

Early reports indicate Rossy reached speeds of approximately 100 miles-per-hour, just under the 118 mph top speed for his wing.

As ANN reported Thursday, Rossy postponed that day's attempt at the flight due to low cloud cover over the Channel. "I would be disappointed to be in the water now and tomorrow it's perfectly blue sky," Rossy told a disappointed crowd of onlookers, and dozens of media types.

Rossy first flew his jet-powered wing in 2004. On Monday, he'll head back to his "day job," as an A320 captain with Swiss International Airlines.

FMI: www.natgeotv.com/jetman