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Nov. 24, 1967 - Man-Powered Flight Attempt Fails: Mr. Leslie Smith, 51, senior briefing officer of the Aeronautical Information Service at Heathrow Airport, remained firmly in contact with the ground yesterday in spite of is of his ?20 Smith Biplane Special, weighing 130lbs, his unquenshable optimism, and the vast length of No. 5 runway. Fedalling valiantly, he was unable to obtain sufficient airscrew speed to become airborne because of stretch in the nylon link between wheel and propeller. He intends to try again next week if he can find a more positive medium of transmission, and if the runway, out of normal use because of building work, remains available. Photo shows Mr. Leslie Smith pictured during his unsuccessful man-powered flight attempt yesterday

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Airborne Airscrew Available Briefing Fails Firmly Heathrow Intends Link Man-powered Normal Nylon Obtain Optimism Positive Propeller Remained Runway Spite Stretch Sufficient Transmission Unable Unsuccessful Valiantly Vast Weighing

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