That's going to be difficult. I don't know of any solutions.
A plasma TV is heavy for its size. I am guessing that a 42 inch plasma weights more than fifty pounds. A mount of the kind you describe will need to have springs or counterweights or winches, which will be unsightly and/or put the TV some distance away from the wall.
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