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Bouquet launched from an autogyro breaks the engine

Suvereto, Italy - Injured the two occupants, the passenger is in serious conditions

A marriage risked to end up in tragedy in Suvereto (Livorno, Italy) when two people, 61-year-old pilot Luciano Nannelli and 44-year-old Isidoro Pensieri, decided to launch the bride's bouquet from the sky using an Ela Aviation ELA-07S R115 autogyro, seriously risking their own lives and those of people on the ground. The bouquet in fact, equipped with a small parachute, once launched ended in the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1107079
Rome, Italy, 07/13/2009 18:46
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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