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Photos: Jet-powered wing propels solo flight

May 16, 2008 3:02 PM PDT
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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.

Photo by Copyright Stéphanie Thomet

Caption by Jonathan Skillings

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