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Watch incredible 'Rocketmen' fly over Dubai with help of winged jetpacks - video

Yves Rossy developed and built a winged pack with rigid aeroplane-type carbon-fiber wings

Jack Simpson
Wednesday 13 May 2015 08:00 BST
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Yves Rossi flying above Dubai with his jetpack wingsuit
Yves Rossi flying above Dubai with his jetpack wingsuit (Dubai X)

Swiss pilot and aviation enthusiast Yves Rossy is known as the “Jetman”.

After inventing the first individual carbon fibre-winged jetpack, he went on to master it, flying over some of the world’s most impressive landscapes.

This has seen him capture stunning aerial views above The Alps and Mount Fuji.

Watch the insane video below

However, a video released on Monday by the Rossy might just be his most impressive yet.

The footage shows the pair begin by gliding above the massive dunes of the Arabian Desert just outside of Dubai, before starting their flight over the city, capturing in stunning HD its incredible skyline.

Speaking during the video, Vince Reffet can be heard saying, “It feels so natural for me, the wing and me are making one.

“The wings become an extension of my body, it is such an insane feeling.”

Commenting on the latest video, Rossy said: “That feeling in the air, you are just free.

“That playing in the air on a machine, is just beautiful, it is only beauty.”

The video which was only uploaded on Monday by Dubai action sports company X Dubai has already proven popular with internet users being viewed over 125,000 times on YouTube.

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