Man soars above Alps with jet-powered wing

Posted on May 16, 2008 at 10:25 pm.
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A Swiss pilot strapped on a jet-powered wing and leaped from a plane Wednesday for the first public demonstration of the homemade device above the Alps. Passing from free fall to a gentle glide, Rossy then triggered four jet turbines and accelerated to 186 miles per hour.




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