Armed with slightly more than wax and a few feathers, Yves Rossy has taken to the skies to show Icarus how it should be done.
Swooping and diving above the mountainous town of Bex in western Switzerland, the self-styled "Rocket Man" flew at 8,200ft for more than five minutes thanks to an 8ft jet-powered wing strapped to his back.
It has always been Mr Rossy's ambition to fly freely, but it has taken four years of working on his jet design for that dream to become reality.
To achieve his bird-like status, the former Swiss fighter pilot was taken up in a light aircraft, just like a normal skydiver.
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