Bruno Vezzoli launched his flying machine, named Pegasus, a winged horse in Greek mythology.” Vezzoli landed safely 59 km away, near the English port town of Dover.“I would say that the biggest risk, just like with any engine-powered machine, would be a breakdown,” Vezzoli told Reuters TV as he made his pre take-off China Extruders Manufacturers checks.Paris: A French pilot crossed the English Channel on Wednesday in a flying car that looks part dune buggy, part paraglider. “The automotive and aeronautic industries were born around a century ago and it’s only now that we are managing to combine the two modes,” Dauffy said.

“Usually you land on the ground, but in this case we would have to do a sea-landing.Named “Pegasus” — a winged horse in Greek mythology – the flying car is the brainchild of Jerome Dauffy, an entrepreneur inspired by early aviators such as Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont and Frenchman Louis Bleriot who made the first flight across the Channel in 1909.end-ofTags: english channel, flying car, bruno vezzoli. French pilot Bruno Vezzoli crosses English Channel in flying car Pegasus. His first ambition had been to build a flying machine that could travel round the world in 80 days.Under a clear blue sky, Bruno Vezzoli launched his flying machine down an abandoned wartime runway near Calais, lurching from side to side as he slowly gained altitude suspended beneath a giant canopy. The flying car is the brainchild of Jerome Dauffy.

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