From Old Propane Tanks to the Sky: The Audacious Plan for Freedom.

Celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall
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The sight of those ancient propane tanks, four of them, being refashioned into a crude engine—that was the spark. My partner and I understood the profound risk we were taking, building something so fragile from salvaged parts. Meanwhile, our wives executed a feat of textile engineering, turning canvas scraps and worn bedsheets into the very envelope that would carry us to the unknown. This was not a hobby project; it was the blueprint for a new life, stitched together with courage and necessity. The sheer audacity of relying on such homemade engineering for an escape is a narrative that demands recognition.
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