Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Fusionman

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WINGS AWAY: Former professional Swiss military pilot Yves Rossy flies in the sky with his jet fuel powered wings.

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SKY'S THE LIMIT: Yves Rossy soars over the small town of Bex in western Switzerland.

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ROCKETMAN: Yves Rossy who jumped from a plane at 8,000 feet with jet-fuel powered wings strapped to his wings and completed several loops at 300 kms per hour.

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The world's first man to fly with fitted jet-fuel powered wings strapped to his back has taken to the skies.

Swiss pilot Yves Rossy, who calls himself Fusionman, wowed spectators as he soared 2500 metres above the small town of Bex in western Switzerland.

Rossy jumped from a plane at 8,000 feet and completed several loops at 300 kms per hour, using only his body to change position for five minutes over the Swiss Alps.

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