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September 26, 2008

Rossy Does It! Adventurer Completes Jetpack Flight Across English Channel

Parachutes To Landing In Dover Following 10-Minute Overwater Flight

Add a new name to the record books... though we'll probably need to add a brand new category. Swiss airline pilot and part-time adventurer Yves Rossy parachuted to a safe landing in Dover, England on Friday, after completing a roughly 10-minute flight across the English Channel using a jet-powered wing strapped to his back.

EAA 2009 Sweepstakes Plane On Display At BizAv Show

Talk about shaking things up a bit. Flight Design USA announced Friday its 2009 MC light sport aircraft will be on display at the National Business Aircraft Association trade show to be held in Orlando, FL Convention Center on October 6-8. The MC will be a featured item in the EAA's display space at NBAA, as the MC is one of the prizes to be offered in the organization’s 2009 Sweepstakes.

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 09.26.08

China's third manned space mission is underway.
Yves Rossy postpones his English Channel crossing.
And shareholders approve the Delta/Northwest merger almost unanimously.

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ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 09.26.08

China's third manned space mission is underway.
Yves Rossy postpones his English Channel crossing.
And shareholders approve the Delta/Northwest merger almost unanimously.

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Aero-TV Checks Out The 'Why' Of Homebuilt Aircraft

Over 30,000 Homebuilders Gotta Be Up To Something...

This year's rendition of the Annual Oshkosh Aerial Love-Fest was a watershed event for all things homebuilding. In addition to the usual assortment of THOUSANDS of amazing personally-crafted experimental aircraft in attendance, the 30,000th such bird was found and celebrated.