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This is the world's first manned airplane powered by AA BATTERIES.The one-man airplane has a wingspan of 102 feet and is powered by 160 AA Matsushita Oxyride batteries.
It soared as high as 5.2 meters, stayed in the air for 59 seconds and covered a distance of 391 meters (428 yards) at a private airport owned by Honda.
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PENTALAWN[ This Message was edited by: axxxr on 2006-07-17 14:52 ]
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Posted: 2006-07-17 15:45:37
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Lol nice...
Must take a lot though.
Ties in quite nicely with my 'plastic commercial planes' news thread yesterday.
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Posted: 2006-07-17 17:18:24
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41p a metre??
thats £128,000 to get to Paris..
not exactly cheap is it?
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[ This Message was edited by: fatreg on 2006-07-18 01:14 ]
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Posted: 2006-07-18 01:29:14
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on a side note, matsushita is panasonic in japan
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Posted: 2006-07-18 02:08:24
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matsushita is Pansonics parent company. They also own Technics
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Posted: 2006-07-18 02:22:15
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well you learn something new everyday!
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Posted: 2006-07-18 02:32:48
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160 batteries
christ
hope they didnt use tesco value ones, still a glider dont even really need an engine once its airborne!
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Posted: 2006-07-18 10:32:13
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