The team wants to beat the world distance record for a pedal-powered airplane. A team of Japanese motorcycle makers may soon remind the world that another type of bike--one with pedals--can be an incredibly efficient way to get around. Team Aeroscepsy is gunning for a new world record for distance flown in an aircraft under human power. Team members built their airplane from polystyrene and carbon fiber, so it weighs only 81 pounds. Its wingspan stretches 117 feet, which is about half that of a ...
Japanese Team Aims For World Record In Human-Powered Styrofoam Plane
Popular Science - 10 Dec 2012 22:01
The team wants to beat the world distance record for a pedal-powered airplane. A team of Japanese motorcycle makers may soon remind the world that another type of bike--one with pedals--can be an incredibly efficient way to get around. Team Aeroscepsy is gunning for a new world record for distance flown in an aircraft under human power. Team members built their airplane from polystyrene and carbon fiber, so it weighs only 81 pounds. Its wingspan stretches 117 feet, which is about half that of a ...
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