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Wednesday, 14 May 2008

Yves Rossy, a Swiss born pilot strapped on a jet-powered wing and jumped from a plane today soaring high above the Alp’s.  The five minute flight reached speeds of 186 miles per hour.  "This flight was absolutely excellent," the former fighter pilot and extreme sports enthusiast said after touching down on an airfield near the eastern shore of Lake Geneva.

 
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