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Jonesbeach
2007-01-09, 12:05 AM
I would love to get a shot of this guy for Anet!


Because being truly at one with the air, able to swoop and soar like a falcon or an albatross, remained an impossibility. And in legends where the dream became real, as in the myth of the Ancient Greek birdman Icarus, the price was a heavy one; an ignominious crashing to Earth.

But for one brave Swiss pioneer, a former military pilot called Yves Rossy, the dream has become reality.

For as these amazing pictures show, Rossy, 45, has managed to come as close as it is possible to get to the feeling of being truly like a bird.

Full story below:
http://www.canadaka.net/link.php?id=17415

Video of the guy in flight:
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http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2006/12/rocketmanR2912_468x665.jpg

mirrodie
2007-01-09, 11:29 AM
sweet ride!

Is he the same guy that sailed over the english channel I think? In a similar lash-up?

Nick
2007-01-09, 09:43 PM
Holy cow!