The flying mattress sounds like something straight out of somebody’s idea of a fantasy movie but for this Frenchwoman, it is all possible and all too real.

Peggy Bouchet, 34 years old, plans to make history by becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic from Africa to the West Indies, in a solar-powered balloon. The hovercraft which she dubs as Windream One, is about 90ft and resembles a giant air mattress. Bouchet is doing this to raise awareness on the importance of renewable energy. The flight is expected to take about 12 days.

The complete story is on Times Online UK and if you would like to learn more on Peggy Bouchet, her official website is here.

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This entry was posted on Sunday, August 26th, 2007 at 8:35 am and is filed under Interesting Mattress, MATTRESS FUN, MATTRESS News.
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