helms and the XXI century

I'm composing a weird campaign.
It speaks of a conspiracy of modern-day mages. These guys have
"rediscovered" the art of magic and attempt to take over the world,
using all sort of wierd plans (not SJ related, so I'll not list them
here). Also, some orgs (FBI, FSB, CIA) are also tracking the wizards to
try to use them for themselves. However, some of the mages  plan to
escape Earth and all the evil guys by building a helm or somesuch and
linking it to a modern warplane. Do you think it would work? And if yes,
how? Any help? (AD&D stats won't be of much - I'm using Fuzion).
SY, Boris