College Students Make First-Ever Successful Flight And Landing Of A Concrete Airplane

"I was freaked, because I was really close to it and was worried it was going to hit me." Throughout the storied history of aviation, humankind has fought to slip the surly bonds of Earth using heavier and heavier things. To do it, airplanes need to be lightweight, or have really big wings and a lot of speed. But can a heavy, slow object get off the ground? To find out, a trio of students from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology set out to make aviation history. They built a super-heavy, c...