Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy on Saturday completed a flight over the Grand Canyon, in the US state of Arizona, in his custom-built jet suit - his first such flight in the U.S.
Rossy performed the stunt on Saturday with little fanfare, before a small group of team members, and his sponsor, Swiss watchmaker Breitling, announced the successful flight on Tuesday and released footage.
He was airborne for about eight minutes, soaring 200 feet (60 metres) above the canyon rim on the Hualapai Reservation.
A planned Friday flight before reporters was cancelled after Rossy determined it would be too challenging without any practice runs.
The US Federal Aviation Administration had given him the green light less than an hour before the scheduled stunt.
Rossy's sponsor. Rossy flew up to 190 mph (305 kilometres) before deploying his parachute and landing on the canyon floor.
The 51-year-old has rocketed over the English Channel and Swiss Alps in his wing suit, but said the flight over the Grand Canyon was among the most memorable experiences of his life.
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