Electric maned airplane

[Morgans[_3_]]

Check this news story bout about an airplane powered by household batteries.
Interesting.

http://reuters.myway.com/article/20060717/2006-07-17T130202Z_01_T309261_RTRIDST_0_ODD-JAPAN-PLANE-DC.html
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Jim in NC

[Ed Sullivan]

On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:00:43 -0400, "Morgans"
> wrote:

>Check this news story bout about an airplane powered by household batteries.
>Interesting.
>
>http://reuters.myway.com/article/20060717/2006-07-17T130202Z_01_T309261_RTRIDST_0_ODD-JAPAN-PLANE-DC.html

O.K. I'll buy its mane being powered by batteries, but what is its
tail powered by?

[john smith]

In article >,
"Morgans" > wrote:

> Check this news story bout about an airplane powered by household batteries.
> Interesting.
> http://reuters.myway.com/article/20060717/2006-07-17T130202Z_01_T309261_RTRIDS
> T_0_ODD-JAPAN-PLANE-DC.html

Montblack... time to rethink the MontJet!

[Montblack[_1_]]

("john smith" wrote)
>> Check this news story bout about an airplane powered by household
>> batteries. Interesting.

> Montblack... time to rethink the MontJet!


The MontJet is coming along just fine - thank you very much! However, I do
still need those D-Jet fuel burn numbers. :-)

<http://reuters.myway.com/article/20060717/2006-07-17T130202Z_01_T309261_RTRIDS>
"The plane, with a 31-meter wing span but weighing just 44 kg, was piloted
by a 63-kg student for the trip, which lasted about one minute."

101-ft .....wingspan
97 lb ......plane
139 lb ....pilot

They somehow managed to get it in the air. <g>


MontBat ...hmm. I like it.

[Morgans[_3_]]

"Ed Sullivan" > wrote

> O.K. I'll buy its mane being powered by batteries, but what is its
> tail powered by?

Ed, I thought you were dead? <g>

Gimme' a brake on tis on. My wrless keybrd was croaking, and missing
letters.

There, it's more better, now. Different keyboard now hooked up.
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Jim in NC