It's a bird, it's a plane... it's...

May 14, 2008 1:51 PM

Mr. Rossy is the first man to successfully fly with wings powered by four engines on his back.
posted by Zinger (12 comments total)

the video seems to be a very long add for a watch
posted by bhnyc at 2:02 PM on May 14, 2008

I know it's unrealistic of me, but I was disappointed to see that he had to jump out of a plane. I wanted to see him blast off the ground. Still, neat. I would totally do that if I was a giant stud and had corporate sponsorship.
posted by dammitjim at 2:03 PM on May 14, 2008

But is he a Rocket Man?
posted by ornate insect at 2:05 PM on May 14, 2008 [2 favorites]

Did his talking dog Harold make the trip with him?
posted by Servo5678 at 2:06 PM on May 14, 2008

Wow, ornate insect - that was pretty incredible.
posted by MythMaker at 2:08 PM on May 14, 2008

First video is watch ad, others are not. Annoyingly slow stream, though.
posted by D.C. at 2:35 PM on May 14, 2008

He's a clone sent from the past!
posted by mkb at 2:40 PM on May 14, 2008

Huh, like Kit from TaleSpin. A lot like that, actually. It took me a frustratingly long time to find a bit of video of him actually -- er, gliding, really -- but it looked like a lot of fun.
posted by gurple at 3:03 PM on May 14, 2008

But is he a Rocket Man?

How did I... know... that it... could only... be... Shatner?
posted by loquacious at 3:15 PM on May 14, 2008

Yeah, it's real disappointing he's not blasting off from the ground. That's what we need, man.
posted by tcv at 3:50 PM on May 14, 2008

Hold on ... he flies on his back? That's pretty daring right there.
posted by 5MeoCMP at 5:15 PM on May 14, 2008 [1 favorite]

It's a double. Did you even do a simple search?
posted by ooga_booga at 5:33 PM on May 14, 2008