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    • Printed on August 27, 2007National Geographic Channel

    Flight of the Jet Man Flight of the Jet Man

     
    Image: Watch Jet Man Yves Rossy take flight
    Image: Read about other one-man flight attempts
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    NOT ALL FLIGHTS LAND SAFELY

    How Pilots Handle Emergencies
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    Flying Objects

    Witnesses see strange lights land in forest.
    Close Encounters

    STRANGE SKIES
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    Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy will risk everything to be the first to fly across the 23-mile English Channel using a single, jet-propelled wing attached to his back.

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