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"Fusion man" will fly today

Rome, Italy - Postponed to today his undertaking

Yves Rossy, also known as "Fusion man", is a Swiss pilot who, today, equipped with carbon composite wings, will cross the Channel, from Calais (France) to Dover (UK). The undertaking, postponed to today due to bad weather conditions, will be broadcasted by "National Geographic Channel". The Swiss pilot will leap from an airplane at 2500 metres height and propelled by four small engines, followed...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1094709
Rome, Italy, 09/26/2008 11:47
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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