The three Jetmen Yves Rossy, Vincent Reffet and Fred Fugen flew together with the Patrouille de France in an unprecedented aerial choreography.
Little more than one year ago, Jetman Dubai flew in formation with an Airbus A380 over Dubai during a special publicity event organised by Emirates Airlines.
In October 2016, the three jetpack-equipped pilots formed up with the 8 Alpha Jets of the Patrouille de France, the French Air Force aerobatic display team and flew together at an altitude of 4,000 ft (1,200 m) and a speed of 140 knots (260 km/h).
Although it may seem an easy or random task, such formation flying requires much preparation in order to reduce turbulence and consequent instability.
Here below you can watch the rather unusual men-aircraft formation.
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In 2011, Jetman Yves Rossy flew in formation with the Breitling Jet Team.
