Ultimate Holding Company's piece has been described as "exploring the literary legacy of this international author, her fascination with flight and early gliding and the story of the Colditz Cock, an escape glider built by British prisoners of war, " by the spokesman.

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It rocketed up to a mere 55, 000 feet before shutting down and gliding back to terra firma, an important first step before a full-altitude flight later this year and planned commercial flights in 2015.

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