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"Fusion man" flies over Alps on two wings

Bex, Switzerland - Flight made over Bex skies, in Switzerland

Yves Rossy, 49, ex-Swiss air force pilot, is the first man who's flown with one wing, supplied with 4 jet engines, over the Alps nearby Vaud canton, in the south-west of the country. He launched himself from an airplane a 2500m, than so called "Fusion man", after a flight operated on a prototype provided with 4 jet engines, stayed on air for around 5 minutes reaching a 200km/h speed, before to plane...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1089717
Rome, Italy, 05/16/2008 12:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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