80 metre flight wins Birdman competition

Tony Hughes won the 28th International Birdman of Bognor competition with a hang-glider flight of 84.4 metres. Hughes was attempting to reach a distance of 100 metres to win a jackpot prize of 25000 pounds.While many of the birdmen were classified as fun jumpers, wearing fancy dress costumes with no aerodynamic potential at all, there were a small number of serious competitors hoping to glide or flap their way to the prize distance.One man taking it very seriously was David Moore ...

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YouTube | December 11, 2007

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