Old vs New

Where would the world be without the English Channel? Over the last few days there have been two aviation attempts to cross the Channel - one successful, the other, not. One attempt, flying from France to England, involved jet-powered wings and Yves Rossy. a commercial airline pilot by training, who, after a 13-minute flight, landed safely near Dover. Not faring so well was Stephane Rousson, amateur pilot, who took off from England in his pedal-propelled airship and didn't make it to the French coast - calling off the attempt four hours into the flight, and three quarters of the way there, following an unfavourable change in weather conditions.