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Beautiful footage shows "Rocket Man" Yves Rossy pulling loop-the-loops above the Swiss Alps

As if you weren't jealous enough of Yves Rossy, new footage has just been released of the Swiss Pilot, inventor and "aviation enthusiast" (who also goes by the not-so-subtle sobriquet of "JETMAN") soaring free as a rocket-powered bird high above the Swiss Alps.

His wings: an eight-foot-wide, carbon-fiber wing of his own invention. His propulsion system: kerosene-fueled jet turbines. His air speed: almost 200 miles-per-hour. His mettle: unparalleled.

You hear that? You cannot touch Yves Rossy. Don't even try. [Via Evert Cloetens]

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