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Team unveils 190-foot-high wing

Associated Press

Sunday, November 8, 2009

SAN DIEGO -- First an engine, then an enormous wing. This really is going to be the most radical America's Cup in the regatta's 158-year history. American challenger BMW Oracle Racing unveiled what is believed to be the world's largest wing on Sunday, which it will test as a replacement for a traditional soft-sail rig on its monster trimaran. Complete with flaps, the wing will tower nearly 190 feet above the deck when it's installed this week. It is longer than the wing of an Airbus A380, the ...

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