Swiss man soars above Alps with jet-powered wing
Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 02:07
in Physics & Chemistry
BEX, Switzerland (AP) -- A Swiss pilot strapped on a jet-powered wing and leaped from a plane Wednesday for the first public demonstration of the homemade device, turning figure eights and soaring high above the Alps....
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