On 26 September 2008 Yves Rossy, a Swiss pilot and inventor, known as Jet Man or Fusionman, became the first person to fly across the English Channel using a jet powered fixed wing strapped to his back. He took 9 minutes 7 seconds and attained a speed of 186 mph. The jet wing weighed about 55kg and four kerosene burning jet turbines are attached for propulsion.