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Title: Endurance flight across the Atlantic .
Post by: pnkyjs on November 18, 2019, 02:17:31 AM

https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/model-plane-flies-atlantic?fbclid=IwAR35DwY0d1HUSRpdFrs4dv84Gvhh95jlxeyhbEWF6qV6HO0-SOLGBY9OYlM

Title: Re: Endurance flight across the Atlantic .
Post by: sanjayrai55 on November 18, 2019, 05:18:28 AM

Fantastic! Kudos to Hill and his team

Title: Re: Endurance flight across the Atlantic .
Post by: Aeroresurrect on November 18, 2019, 11:19:02 AM

Read about this fantastic feat of Maynard Hill earlier!
He was technically blind, but his tenacity was high-carbon steel quality.
The aircraft that classified as a model aircraft was to be less than 2 kgs AUW, which finally made it in about 16 hours across the ocean.
Very inspiring.
He died few years back.

Title: Re: Endurance flight across the Atlantic .
Post by: K K Iyer on November 18, 2019, 08:27:53 PM

Quote from: Aeroresurrect on November 18, 2019, 11:19:02 AM
The aircraft that classified as a model aircraft was to be less than 2 kgs AUW,

AUW 11lbs or 5kg, (the FAI limit). Not 2kg!
A story to inspire young Indians thinking of solar powered long duration models.
Trans Atlantic flight done 16 years ago!

RC India

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