First person to fly horizontally

According to Official Guinness Records,

The first person to successfully achieve horizontal human flight is Yves Rossy (Switzerland), who flew for four minutes at an altitude of 1,600 m (5,250 ft) and at a speed of 180 km/h (111 mph) above Yverdon airfield, near Lake Neuchâtel, in Switzerland, on 24 June 2004. The former military pilot created his 'jet-man' project by adding two kerosene-powered jet engines to his 3-m (10-ft), foldable carbon wings.Rossy launched from a Pilatus Porter Plane at 4,000m (13,120 ft), then opened the wings, glided to 2,500 m (8,200 ft), ignited the engines and after 30 seconds for stablizing, released the throttle to then fly horizonally.

For a complete list of 2004 records, please visit 2004 Guinness Records in Switzerland.

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