Swiss stuntman shows off his wings in sky jump

Bercher, Switzerland: Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy has jumped from a hot-air balloon and completed two aerial loops using just his custom-made jet-propelled wingsuit -- the first time such maneuvers have been performed.

It was just the latest daredevil stunt by the 51-year-old former fighter pilot who hopes one day to fly through the Grand Canyon.

Rossy launched himself Friday from a replica of the Breitling Orbiter -- the first balloon to be piloted nonstop around the world in 1999 -- at an altitude of 7,874 feet (2,400 meters) near Lake Geneva. Then he fired up the jets on his new -- smaller and sleeker -- wingsuit to perform the loopings before landing safely with a parachute.

Rossy declared himself "very happy and satisfied" with Friday's stunt, which comes two years after his first successful flights over the nearby Swiss Alps.