The Albatross It is morning of June 12, 1979. Bryan Allen, 25, from California, is trying to cross the English Channel. How? Pedaling an airplane - the Gossamer Albatross. The journey is over 22 miles, from Folkstone, in England, to Cape Gris - Nez, in France. radio. A ship is following the Albatross along the way. They are talking over the "The wind is blowing against you, Bryan! You're losing altitude", informs the operator in the ship. "Yes, I know! I'm trying to pedal faster." "You're still coming down, Bryan! You're only 5 feet above the surface of the water. Pedal faster! Go up to 10 feet." "I'm trying, I'm trying!" "Ok, Bryan. The altimeter is showing 10 feet now. Keep going! You're almost there." Finally, Bryan arrives at Cape Gris-Nez in two hours and forty-nine minutes. Newspaper, radio, and television reporters are there to report his historic flight.
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1- 10 feet above the surface of the water
2- is a city in England
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1- Albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and species of the genus Diomedea (great albatrosses) have the longest wingspans of any extant birds, reaching up to 3.7 m (12 ft).
2- Folkestone é uma cidade costeira localizada no distrito Shepway de Kent, Inglaterra.
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