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Man Attempts To Cross English Channel With Jet Wing

Posted by samzenpus on from the shorter-commute dept.

Back in May, we told you about Swiss pilot Yves Rossy and his personal jet powered wing. It seems Mr. Rossy will now try to cross the English Channel with his invention. The flight was planned for Sept. 25 but had to be canceled due to poor weather. Yves will leap from a plane more than 2,500 meters off the ground, fire up his jets and try to make the 35-kilometer flight from Calais in France to Dover in England. If all goes well, the flight will take about 12 minutes. I'd like to officially ask Mr. Rossy for a review model for Slashdot.

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  1. Re:Talk about a... by jawtheshark · · Score: 0, Troll

    What are feet? I have two of them, but apart from that I don't know what you're talking about. Could you use more civilised measurements?

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