‘Jetman’ flies over Rio using super-cool jetpack

Spectacular video: 'Jetman' soars over Rio de Janeiro skyline

This may look like a test shot for "The Incredibles," but Yves "Jetman" Rossy dreamed of flying long before Syndrome invented rocket boots. The 52-year-old Swiss pilot's 11-minute flight yesterday over Rio de Janeiro began with a terrifying-looking helicopter drop, after which he circled around the Christ the Redeemer statue and ended with a (somewhat) gentle landing onto Copacabana beach, where it looks like he just missed his target. Rossy is proving to be one super-hot advertising campaign for watchmaker Breitling, whose logo is plastered all over the Jetman's equipment.

Yves 'Jetman' Rossy continues to push the boundaries of aviation - this time, by successfully completing a flight under a sunny sky over the city of Rio de Janeiro. Yves Rossy, the only person to fly with a rigid wing equipped with four jet engines, dropped from a helicopter over Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, where he stabilised the wing and headed full throttle north to circumvent Corcovado. He then tracked south of the city to fly alongside Ipanema, Copacabana, and Sugar Loaf Mountain, before pulling his parachute and safely landing on the infamous Copacabana beach.

Rossy's carbon-kevlar Jetwing has four engines attached, which each offer a thrust of 22kg, propelling the Swiss aviator at between 200-300kph, controlled by a simple throttle in his hand. The rest of the controls are left to the human-fuselage, Yves Rossy himself who simply usages his shoulders, body and legs to steer, pitch and descend.

Rossy's previous aerial feats include flying in formation with two L-39c Albatros Jets over the Alps, flying across the English Channel and looping the loop around a hot-air balloon.