Word: breunissen
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...sailplanes can soar even higher: up to 45,000 ft. Sailplanes are generally safer than powered planes-there is no risk of fire, and landing speeds are lower-but soaring is no sport for the fainthearted. In full view of 1,000 onlookers at Junin, veteran Dutch Pilot Arie Breunissen dived into a ther mal too quickly and watched in horror as the left wing of his fragile, British-built Skylark disintegrated under the strain. Swooping into a tight spin, the stricken craft plummeted earthward. Just 500 ft. above the ground, Breunissen bailed out. Shaken, and his face...
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