Not until last week had any man actually flown under his own ... A web-like tail fin was sewed between the legs of his flying suit. His wings, more like a bat’s than a bird’s, were fastened ...

wings outspread, on the rail of a highway bridge over the Thames River. Presently he took off, plunked straight down 35 feet into the icy water. Extricating himself with difficulty, Bat Man Blain ...

More than 1,400 bat species live around the world, except in Antarctica and a few remote islands. What makes these flying mammals so ... finding prey to dexterous wings that create the fastest ...