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Mon, Aug 21, 2017

Tiny Jet Engines Power Extreme Wingsuit Flight

Video Shows Flight Of Jarno Cordia With Jets Strapped To His Ankles

For most of us, the notion of a wingsuit flight is a pretty abstract concept. While we've watched ... sometimes in awe ... videos of human flying squirrels zooming over the ground, sometimes at treetop level or lower, it's not something we'd actually do.

But there are obviously those that thrive on the adrenaline produced by such an extreme sport. One such person is Jarno Cordia, an experienced skydiver with over 5,000 skydives, 4,000 wingsuit jumps and 400 BASE jumps to his credit.

Maybe after 4,000 wingsuit flights, it got to be a little too routine. So Cordia amped up his wingsuit flying by attaching a pair of small jet engines to his ankles, and taking the plunge.

Of course, there is a YouTube video of the flight.

Cordia says in the video that it had "always been a dream of mine to fly a wingsuit with jet engines." To accomplish the feat, he leapt from a hot air balloon and lit the engines, which produce about 176 pounds of thrust combined. He flew for nearly three minutes before deploying his canopy, even gaining a little altitude before ending the flight.

One more milestone checked off the list. We'll be watching to see what might be next.

(Images from YouTube video)

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