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  • Jetmen Yves Rossy and Fred Fugen in very tight formation, this photo taken by the third member of the team Vince Reffet
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    Jetmen join French Air Force aerobatic team for insane formation flight
    ​Three jetmen have taken to the skies of southern France to join the Patrouille de France aerobatic demonstration team for a "world's first" formation flight. The breathtaking aerial performance was captured on film by Airborne Films and can be seen in the video after the jump.
  • "We are the fuselage with the wings we've built, which puts us just between humans and birds, and that's good." —Yves Rossy
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    Catching up with the Jetman
    We got Yves Rossy, a real-life "Jetman" to stay Earthbound long enough to find out more about his journey to create the wings, the importance of having a Plan B and just how it is he manages to steer.