Fly with the Jetman | Yves Rossy 

I can just imagine the feat amount of freedom he must feel.. the thought of it makes me cry, I'm so jelous. it's been my dream to fly.... and not just fall, like in skydiving, but to pull yourself up and go wherever you want.

The idea of using the body alone to control the aircraft without any rudders is purely genius. That thing must feel absolutely amazing to fly. It took 1 century but man can finally fly like a bird outside of his dreams.

I am in awe of this man. We all search for meaning in our lives and try to figure out where we fit in the grand scheme of things. He succeeded. He's passionate and at the same time humble about what he does. He is a true pioneer. Much respect and admiration for this guy.

I can think of only 2 words. Dear Santa,

and now we have a flying suit , that with the exoskeletons and bulletproof vests , just need a millionare who wants to fight crime to put it all together and the Super hero era will begun.

how am i just finding out about this? i had no idea they had this technology. this is incredible

Stand up! EVERYONE GET UP! Something this amazing requires an immediate standing ovation. Hell, I'm in a wheelchair & even I stood up...thanks to this man we may all be not just on our own two feet on solid ground but up in the sky! I read about the news when he crossed the English Channel, I saw him a few months ago briefly in a video which recorded one of his flights, and now I finally get to hear from him in detail. Every time I am amazed at the technology. We're all going to be flying! YES!

This would save me so much time on my commutes to and from work.

I had to pause this a little after 2:00 minutes to catch my breath. This is magnificence of exponential significance in the engineering and aerospace sciences. Not to mention the courage and derring-do of Yves Rossy. Thanks for this TED !

« إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا »

I feel out of touch. I'm always on YT but this is the first time I've heard of or seen this amazing stunt. I have Goosebumps on top of Goosebumps! Truly incredible!BTW, are we seeing what some people have been reporting as UFO's?

With this machine I could become.........A SUPERHERO!!!

This is an incredible fantasy, but it is reality. Delightfully. Bravo, these men are the real Superman.

What I find the most brilliant is the use of own body in lieu of control surfaces that would add unnecessary complexity and weight to the design. It is beautifully intuitive.

Rossy's such a badass. I don't see how anyone could dislike this and what he does.

This is life. This is living.

The military should invest in this. eventually they might get an efficient way to fly soldiers. Then just release an announcement about it and you'll have tons of people signing up for the military. Who wouldn't want to fly?

This has to be the greatest feeling in the world.

I've been Yves Rossy's fan for the last 20 years or so. Jetman is great and inspiring.

Mind blowing. Yves Rossy proved nothing is impossible with passion, hard-work ,discipline,& determination. He deserves a big standing ovation.

that`s not flying ! that`s just falling with style !

All this began...... "with a single thought"....we can do anything....this guy is as close to heaven in my opinion,....of ANY MAN...rich or poor ever to live.

Fucking amazing. Now this is true human progress.

This is one of the coolest videos I have seen. I have flown many times and it seems this takes flying to a whole new level.

This guy is more inspirational to me than probably anyone else in the world. He's absolutely my role model.

i want to use it everyday office , travelling , school , no worry about traffic

BUZZ LIGHTYEAR! I KNEW YOU EXISTED!

Much better than a wingsuit I think!

Молодці респект і повага!Нам це потрібно!

I-I-I- words cannot explain how much i want this!

Dear Santa.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, REALLY, HE IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING MEN TO EVER LIVE ON EARTH (AND ABOVE IT) !!!

The wings have 4 jet engines. Why might happen if suddenly the push power of one side falls respect to the push power of the other side? How this man might control the spin force in such case? would not be more stable if the push power has been concentrated in exactly the middle of the wings?

Please make it available for people like a parachute service! And give the classes needed for people to learn to fly it.

This idea has been alive for over 10 years now(wow). It’s about time someone revolutionizes on it. Hope to see more of this idea and improved.

He's not flying he's falling with style!

I am a big 6'4" &$#lbs guy. Will you make one at a larger scale? Maybe two parachutes... a couple DC9 engines?

They should sell these at Walmart...

Respect, Mr Yves Jetman Rossy. I will be always your admirer. Stay safe.

This man is so inspired and so real, it's very rare..

The WMM lens flare at 2:34 has me in tears

It should be quite feasible to build a ground-based launcher for this system. It would consist of a rocket sled on rails that gradually curves upward towards the end of the run.

I can see where the Military would jump on this Jet-Powered Wing for their soldiers!!!

at the end what he said cracked me up XDXD "It seems a little bit crazy but it's not It's possible to start already now, It's just too dangerous..." LOOL such an awesome guy so much respect.

The insights of a professional pilot with the respect of a pioneer in front of nature. Well said Sir! You are a true pioneer!

Nowy bajer, dzisiaj odbyły się testy w Dubaju. Armia już to ma. Szybki przerzut grup specjalnych.

With his wing on, he looks like Buzz Lightyear

"That's not flying, that's falling with style" Buzz Lightyear

I always get the goosebumps just by watching this :) By the way, his neck muscles must be so strong and flexible!

I think this is really cool. After reading these comments I realize that most people do not understand the nature of Research and Development. It is an ongoing process and this is still in development. Each new design is better. Think of the first cars vs what we have now. Or the first airplanes vs what we fly now. They were not perfect but still amazing for the time.

Why isn't Redbull sponsoring this guy already!?

Freaking awesomeness..BRAVE HEART

You hear that? That's the Superman theme playing.

Realization of a dream which mankind has had throughout history. Glad to see it happened within my lifetime.

Yves Rossy and his team .... great people

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! For then would I fly away, and be at rest. Psalm 55:6

BRAVO YVES !!!

He's not flying. He's falling in style.

Going to the movies when I was a kid in the 40es and watching a serial about rocket man, boy! I really wanted to fly. This guy has brought it to life

He can raise climb and turn (meaning he's not in a controlled fall). It's not just steering. It's actually flying.

Lol I think I would piss my pants going that fast

The dream come true

Jetpack technology will never stop evolving. Eventually even small children will be fitted with jetpacks as the norm. The exact technology they will run by is a mystery but it is assured that the technology will evolve to a point where one likely will be able to guide the height and direction of the jetpack just by moving their wrists or simply pressing down their palms. The mastering of jetpack technology will coincide with the mastering of smart-suit technology, where wearing smart-suits will become the norm as well. These suits will be self-cleaning, and aware of their environment. One could engage protective shielding when in flight or battle to protect the suit, simply by using the power of thought. This type of technology where Man can operate his suit with the power of intent alone won't be achieved through transhuman implants in the brain or anything of that sort. It will simply be a wireless form of 'brain waves dictating action', without the need to be wired up like in present technology. The intelligence could, if it is required, even come to a point where the smart-suits can prevent a host body from engaging in violent/negative behavior, which would specifically be used as a preventative of an enemy using the smart-suit for malevolent means, as the smart-suit is strictly designed to serve the function of form of it's creator, who in this particular example scenario would be a humanoid of a benevolent spirit. And so it will be inevitable that Man will adopt this jetpack smart-suit technology as part of his natural function of form. Over time, as Man's mind/body/spirit evolves this behavior into his nature, he will excel to a point where he will be able to fly without the jetpack. Further and further down the line Man will inevitably evolve out of his physical form of the brain, organs, bone, muscle, blood and tissue. The purpose of function for the body is to service the brain in it's desired movements and to keep it alive. As the brain evolved into carnation by the power of consciousness alone, it will inevitably evolve out of physical incarnation into a purly 'spiritual' incarnation by the power of consciousness alone as well. And when this phase of evolution is reached the organs of the human will begin to evolve out of use and become unnecessary for survival. Blood will evolve out of use through this phase as well. Further on the outer shell of this new form will evolve out of necessity as well, thanks to smart-suit technology. And it will be that Man will strip the need of his smart-suit one day as well. At this point in evolution, where Man reaches Angel level, he will have mastered physical form within space and time, and become capable of surfing the universe as a spiritual entity traversing freely through the inter-dimensional matrix of all light within space. He will become untouchable to *all* lower physical anima-bearing forms. The incarnation of this New Man, The Angel, can only come through Man's natural evolution. Transhumanist robotic instruments cannot guide Man's evolution into this new post-human figure. The *only* way towards this endpoint is through the mastering of diet, environment, exercise, wireless brain-wave technology and smart-suit technology. Another aspect to how smart-suit technology will create the path for life extension is how the physical body will be 'wrapped' and 'preserved' by the suit just as other organic materials are, such as fruit and vegetables. And this is just the way Man will evolve his 'physical' form to this level. For Man to evolve his 'spiritual' and 'mental' form in unison with this physical form, as a triad of form, he will have to incarnate a socially harmonious Environment. The only way of achieving this collective state of spiritual/mental harmony is through the power of choir singing. The vibration frequency resonating within and without a social collective of Man while singing links the spirits and minds of humans together. And the highest vibrational frequency achievable is through positive frequency verbalizations. The highest lyrical form of such frequencies is inarguably the lyrics focused on the praise and admiration of the highest forms of grace, mercy, love, understanding, empathy, and love, which are all glorified in the praise of the archetypal/literal form of Jesus Christ. Another dimension of how this type of vibrational equality incarnates is how when humanoids sing of such graceful and loving things in such an outward and trusting way with one another, their ego's begins to hone to an equal vibration and the collective as a whole begins to become consciously united. The power of praise to Jesus Christ is the only way to level everyone's ego and hone themselves with The Most-High.

Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar and the English Channel is hardly 'falling'. I saw him first hand in Oshkosh and its amazing.

About designing a two seater his answer was brilliant and so on for mother nature.

It's a bird.. It's a plane.. It's jetman

buzzlightyear

are those the JetCat RC engines?

Absolutely incredible achievement celebrating the glory of humankind.

Incredible...see the flight over DUBAI as well....FANTASTIC

Anyone else here cause they're obsessed with iron man?

Buzz Lightyear!

"Pharah reporting for duty"

This is the real deal. Not sitting on a plane or chopper but actual human flight. Amazing!

thats the way to live life .. In the air . It must feel FREE ... LOVE it .

buzz light year

its half bird, half plane, and half jet..

Go chrome dome or go home! lol

The answer to the question about "double seating" - "have you ever seen [double seating] with a bird?" What concerns me about his body effectively being the sum total of all the control surfaces is that if he should become partially incapacitated (muscle spasms, knee or shoulder dislocation, etc.) he is crap out of luck.I supposed there might be some control with thrust vectoring from side to side but that's it.The parachute is his ejection seat so to speak...

The song is "Moby - Sevastopol" for those that are interested in know.

I love how EVERYBODY, even Scientific American Magazine, skirts delicately around the fact that he is NOT FLYING. (I guess no one wants to be Captain Bringdown. But *I'll* take the job!) He's just GLIDING VERY FAST AND FALLING VERY SLOWLY. If you listen carefully you'll note that Yves Rossy never says he flew UP--THAT would violate the laws of physics, considering the large weight and short wingspan. GOD! People are so gullible.

Or get a nimbus 2000

I have had the same experience in my dream couple of times and felt the same as he described. amazing feelings

Nice flying. Shows what you can do if you take it one step at a time and have enough of a heart to continue.

Wow! This has to be one of the coolest things I have ever seen in my life.....so far

I have a Golden Retriever show dog who's registered name is (Laurell's Bottle Rocket). He is a turbo charged wild man. We have tried for a year to come up with the perfect call name for him that would, not only fit his personality, but also the theme of his registered name. After watching this amazing video of Yves Rossy, we decided to call the dog (Rossy). Perfect name.

I'd like them to revisit this design. Maybe add some rudder controls so the pilot can maintain vision and stature, and VTOL capability (thrust control). Would need to create a stable hovering thrust however. Perhaps automatic stabilization. Add leg and back assists to remove stress on back and legs. Hovering could probably done by quad engines with thrust vectoring to maintain engine position.

Yves is not the first men. Almost 20 years ago Vincent Seremet used his own winged jetpack W-29.

People like him changing the world.

People need to stop saying that he's not gaining altitude. He's not flying in the traditional sense in that he can produce constant lift, but he can produce lift for a short period depending on his speed and flight path.

FANTASTIC! A dream come true

Anthony Le + Yves Rossy + Exoskeleton Suit = Ironman

Yves Rossy realized the dream of billions of people. He is a happy man.

This is the future of flight! I’m so happy I am getting to live long enough to see this! I hope to see this for everyone.... ok so I’m skydiving just to get the experience so that I can also be Jet-man! Please Tell me I’m not the only one chasing the wing suit ideal just to get a crack at this jet wing!

Beautiful!!!! Hope they make it for public flying.

This is not flying, this is falling with style! to infinity and beyond!

The man is a Genius and a Gentleman!

Con que pasión habla este hombre!!

It would be due to the directions of the stresses imposed onto the materials. Composite materials only work extremely well in conditions where the load is parallel to the direction of the fibers, but otherwise they would be weaker than aluminium (the loads are in all kinds of directions in this instance). It's also the question of being able to fashion complex shapes for the structure, and aluminium is more efficient in that regard. It's actually a good question though ,why there's no titanium

When does the Jet-Powered Wing go on sale to the public? I Soooo Want One!