Watch Jet-Packs RACE against the world's biggest passenger plane over Dubai

Daredevils Yves Rossy and Vince Reffet jetting above Dubai to race A380

AIRBUS A380 races two men in jet pack suits in James Bond-style chase over Dubai.

 

Daredevils Yves Rossy and Vince Reffet have raced the World's largest passenger plane across the skies above Dubai.

Jetmen Rossy and Reffet are dwarfed by the giant double-decker A380, which can carry over 500 passengers.

The formation flight looks effortless in the short video, but the painstaking planning took months to prepare.

The carefully choreographed aerial showcase involved the world’s largest passenger aircraft flying at 4,000 feet in two holding patterns.

 

The A380 aircraft was then joined by the Jetmen Dubai duo, experienced pilots and operators of the smallest jet propelled wing, who were deployed from a helicopter that hovered above the aircraft at 5,500 feet.

Adel Al Redha, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer for Emirates said: “This display between man and machine celebrates the magic and beauty of flight, a feat which just over a hundred years ago would have seemed an impossible dream.

"It also showcases how far human vision and ambition has, and can continue to push aviation’s boundaries."

 

Ismaeil Al Hashmi, Managing Director of Jetman Dubai added: "This demonstration of winged innovation is a perfect celebration of the values and intentions that both Jetman Dubai and Emirates share: striving for excellence and shaping perceptions.

"Dubai, a city that’s constantly breaking boundaries and creating history, is the ideal host for this exceptional Jetman formation flight, which once again pushes the frontiers of aviation.”

During the formation flight, the Emirates A380 flew at a weight of just 350 tonnes (the maximum weight of an A380 is 575 tonnes).

 

The daredevils circle around the double-decker Emirates A380

The force of the jet engines could easily throw the jetpack men off-course

As the largest passenger aircraft in the world, wake turbulence was the most significant risk to the Jetman during the flight.

This force from the giant engines could have caused the Jetman to tumble dangerously out of control.

Pilot Yves Rossy from Jetman Dubai said: “I come from a background of piloting commercial aircraft and it was always a dream to fly without the constraints of being inside a cockpit.

"Vince and I are thrilled to partner with Emirates and would like to thank them for helping us turn yet another dream into reality.

"It was absolutely surreal flying alongside the biggest aircraft there is and we felt like mosquitos beside a gigantic eagle.”