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UnTuckable
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 Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:11 am Post subject: human-powered helicopter team sets new unofficial 35-second |
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http://phys.org/news/2012-06-gamera-ii-human-powered-helicopter-team.html
"On June 20, students on the Gamera II human-powered helicopter team from the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering set a new, unofficial flight duration record of approximately 35 seconds. If verified by the National Aeronautic Association, this new time will supersede the team’s previous world record of 11.4 seconds set last July." |
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Manta_Dreaming
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:26 am Post subject: |
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They make flying look difficult.
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Bobfly
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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I noticed the pilot is on the skinny side. Ain't no fat kids gonna fly that thing but kudos to the team that designed and built it.
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Manta_Dreaming
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I noticed the pilot is on the skinny side. Ain't no fat kids gonna fly that thing but kudos to the team that designed and built it. |
They'll compensate by tying helium balloons to the fat kid.
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