Or at least, the first guy trying…
…He had a chair built with forty-seven rockets attached. On the day of lift-off, Wan, splendidly attired, climbed into his rocket chair and forty seven servants lit the fuses and then hastily ran for cover. There was a huge explosion. When the smoke cleared, Wan and the chair were gone. He was never seen again…
…like the part “…he was never seen again…” LOL! Read it all here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wan_Hu