U.S. stuntman Jeb Corliss announced on Thursday that he plans to use a winged suit to fly through a narrow geological formation in the city of Zhangjiajie in central China's Hunan Province on September 24.

The 33-year-old professional BASE (building, span, antenna and earth) jumper, said that the event will be the most "challenging and exciting" project that he has ever attempted.

Corliss and another five flyers will be carried 2,000 meters into the sky by helicopters, after which they will jump out of the aircraft and fly to the ground using special webbed suits that will allow them to glide through the air, said Iiro Seppanen, president of the U.S.-based Panpacific Entertainment Ltd. Com., one of the stunt show's organizers.

However, only Corliss will fly through the Tianmen Hole, a geological formation resembling a ring that is carved into the side of Tianmen Mountain. The Tianmen Hole is 60 meters deep and 57 meters in diameter.

"It's a dream for many to fly like a bird. With the wing-suit, I feel that this dream will come true," Corliss said.

According to Corliss, the flight will last one and half to two minutes, during which time Corliss will glide through the air for at least two km.

With more than 12 years of BASE-jumping experience, Corliss said he has made more than 1,000 successful leaps from structures and cliffs around the world. He is perhaps best known attempting to parachute off of the Empire State Building in 2006.

The September flight will not be Corliss's first adventure in China. He previously parachuted off of Shanghai's Jinmao Tower in 2004, following the feat with a dive into a deep cave in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality in 2005.

"It will be more challenging and technically demanding this time," he said. "The narrowest part of the hole is about 28 meters in diameter, so we have had to do many calculations and practice sessions to make sure the show will be safe and successful."

The Tianmen Hole was previously flown through by pilots during a 1999 aerobatics show, said Wang Jianjun, chief of Zhangjiajie's information office.

Wang said the city hopes to boost its tourism with the stunt show in September.

"The show will present us with a combination of miracles made by both man and nature," he said.