'Jet man' completes twin aerial loops

Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy today completed two aerial loops using a custom-made jet-propelled wingsuit.

Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy today completed two aerial loops using a custom-made jet-propelled wingsuit.

Mr Rossy jumped from a hot-air balloon above Lake Geneva and performed the daredevil stunt before landing safely with a parachute.

He declared himself “very happy and satisfied” with the stunt, which comes two years after his first successful flights over the nearby Swiss Alps.

The 51-year-old former fighter pilot and extreme sports enthusiast has since flown across the English Channel and last year tried to cross the Strait of Gibraltar from Morocco to Spain.

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That attempt ended in failure when he ditched in the sea due to strong turbulence.

AP