Louis Bleriot was the first man to fly the English Channel.

路易斯·布雷里奥是第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人。

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We also watched sustainable transportation soar to new heights this week as the world's first solar-powered blimp prepares to fly across the English Channel.

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Red Bull sponsors some 500 athletes around the world, the type who will surf in Nova Scotia in January or jump out of a plane to "fly" across the English Channel.

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