June 28, 2009 12:23 PM
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Fast Draw: Gossamer Albatross
30 years ago Brian Allen soared into the history books, flying his "Gossamer Albatross" across the English Channel in two hours, fifty minutes. Josh Landis and Mitch Butler honor the man who inspires the innovators among us to this day.
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