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'Jetman' Fails At Intercontinental Morocco-Spain Flight : The Two-Way Yves Rossy, the Swiss ex-fighter pilot known as "Jetman" had hoped to set a new first by flying the jet wing he straps onto his back over 23 miles of open ocean from Spain's southern coast to a beach in Morocco. He failed. But after some scary min...
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'Jetman' Fails At Intercontinental Morocco-Spain Flight

Looks like we're still a few years away from being able to use a personal jet pack as reliable transport home for the Thanksgiving holiday. Or across the Straits of Gibraltar, for that matter.

Yves Rossy, the Swiss ex-fighter pilot known as "Jetman" had hoped to set a new first by flying the jet wing he straps onto his back over 23 miles of open ocean from Morocco to a beach on Spain's southern coast. He failed.

After some anxious moments when it was unclear what had happened to him, his team sighted him and was able to fish him out of the Atlantic Ocean after he ditched.

Rossy had good reason to believe he could make the 15 minute Morocco-Spain trip, having already crossed the English Channel which is 21 miles wide at its narrowest point.