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Old 06-05-2008, 07:10 PM
 
Location: Oklahoma(formerly SoCalif) Originally Mich,
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After a flight of almost ten minutes, he deployed his parachute, folded the wing and landed at the Bex airdrome.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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Fusion man takes flight=VIDEO:News Player (http://www.rogerhedgecock.com/cc-common/news/videos/player.html?mid=Reuters/5-08/Jet-Pack-5-15.asf&redir=yes - broken link)
Known as 'Fusion Man', a former pilot has stunned crowds by flying a jet-propelled wing for nearly ten minutes at a peak speed of 186 mph.

Yves Rossy, a Swiss former military pilot and Airbus commander for Swiss airlines completed an official demonstration on Wednesday (May 14, 2008) in the Swiss Chablais region, where he was released from a plane at 8000 feet with his wing folded.

He deployed his craft after a short free-fall and began his flight. After a flight of almost ten minutes, he deployed his parachute, folded the wing and landed at the Bex airdrome.
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Old 06-06-2008, 05:30 AM
 
Location: Fort Worth/Dallas
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Whoa! Give that man a beer!
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