Airborne
Born to fly
Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner has brought together his most spectacular projects from the past ten years on two elaborately produced DVDs, and they’re a tour between heaven and earth. Click here to order the set of two DVDs dedicated to the world’s most famous B.A.S.E. jumper.
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"... just lean against the wind"
From varicosity to thrombosis: Sitting for too long in a plane is very dangerous, doctors warn. The Austrian Paul Steiner preferred not to risk anything – and on the flight, went for walks in between on the wings with his Blanik.
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Arch's triumph
Not only is Hannes Arch the first non-American to win the Red Bull Air Race overall, he’s also the youngest to do so by far. His development as a pilot took off even faster than his tally of races won grew. A chronology of an extraordinary Red Bull Air Race career.
GOTopping out & jumping down
The highest building in the Balkans is 142 meters tall and is situated in Sarajevo. And it became similar to numerous other prominent European constructions right after its topping-out ceremony: serving as a jumping ramp for Cedric Dumont.
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Four rookies for 2009
Four new pilots from four countries and four continents will join the Red Bull Air Race World Series in 2009: At age 24, Pete McLeod (CAN) will be the youngest ever Air Race pilot, while Yoshihide Muroya (JPN), Matt Hall (AUS) and Matthias Dolderer (GER) are also younger than reigning World Champion Hannes Arch (AUT).
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