As I write, it is just a few hours until Yves Rossy attempts to cross the English Channel using a jet-propelled wing. Success would mean the first such flight.
I can only find one published patent application for him, the Pneumatic Gliding Wing for a Freefall Jumper. Here is the main drawing.
Although it certainly looks like the concept, the model he intends to use may be a little different in how power is generated. This patent application talks of using pressurised gas, while the Daily Telegraph's story talks of kerosene (paraffin) powered gas turbines. In both versions (if they are different) a parachute is used to end the flight.
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