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Tue 03 Mar 2010Aiming high: Irishman attempts world-record flying feat
A NORTHERN Ireland businessman has embarked an attempt to break a world record by flying a gyroplane around the world.
Norman Surplus (47) took off yesterday from Larne, Co Antrim, with the cheers of hundreds of well-wishers behind him. He aims to fly 27,000 miles, stopping off in 25 countries, and thus becoming the first person to circumnavigate the world in a gyroplane.
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