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Jet-powered wing propels solo flight

May 16, 2008 3:02 PM PDT
Caption text by Jonathan Skillings

Rossy departed the Pilatus Porter airplane in freefall, then, after a brief glide, switched on the four engines on his 8-foot wing structure. According to an Associated Press story, he accelerated to 186 miles per hour, rising as much as 2,600 feet during his maneuvers above the Swiss Alps.

Credit: Copyright Stéphanie Thomet

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