2 Men In Jetpacks Flew Over Dubai In Formation With A Jumbo Jet. It's Breathtaking

by N/A, 10 years ago | 2 min read

In line with everything you'd expect from the luxurious land of Dubai, these two thrill seekers just flew in formation: the world's largest passenger aircraft and two jetpack riders gliding through the skies. It's breathtaking to watch, on video and as we imagine as a passenger of the airliner, but can you even imagine how little breath the two men in jetpacks felt by the end of this?

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Yves Rossy, a.k.a. "The Jetman," and Vince Reffet are the two brave souls that flew next to the world's largest passenger airliner. You can watch their flight and get information about the entire process by watching here:

Rossy explains the sensation of flying next to such an insanely large aircraft with nothing standing between the two of them except the open air:

"We will be mosquitoes flying with an eagle, or a condor."

This view puts that quote from Rossy into perspective. They look like specs of nothingness in comparison.

Emirates-owned Airbus A380 spans an intimidating 238ft long. Can you imagine how they felt being so close to such an impressive aircraft up in the sky?

The passengers had a pretty good view of the entire interaction as well. They must've felt a little bit of the thrill that Rossy and Reffet were experiencing just by watching it happen. This is just a crazy flight.

Don't forget the view that our jetpack fliers had of the situation. This would literally take anyone's breath away: flying over Dubai for one, and being next to this aircraft is just mind boggling.

They apparently made aviation history by flying over the United Arab Emirates in formation, and we'd like to think this moment will live on forever.

Emirates also released a special behind the scenes look at how this whole thing went down, which you can watch below:

Well done, to all the pilots involved. Maybe we're looking at the future of aviation? Who knows, but it's not surprising something like this first surfaced out of Dubai.