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Poor weather conditions today scuppered a Swiss adventurer’s record-breaking attempt to become the first person to fly solo across the English Channel using a single jet-propelled wing. Yves Rossy, known as Fusionman, was due to jump from a plane more than 8,200ft (2,500m) above ground, then fire up jets on his home-made wing and soar across one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. (via Human Jet’s cross-channel bid grounded again - Home News, UK - The Independent
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