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  1. December 4th, 2009, 04:17 #1
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    Solar powered plane

    Pretty cool, this... http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/12...-first-flight/
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  2. December 4th, 2009, 04:20 #2
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    Pretty cool... but were it not for the onboard batteries the craft would not have taken flight off of the runway.
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  3. December 4th, 2009, 11:28 #3
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    Now if someone would just build an aircraft that runs on farts....I could be the first person to fly non-stop to Mars LOL!
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  4. December 4th, 2009, 11:42 #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by OBIO View Post
    Now if someone would just build an aircraft that runs on farts....I could be the first person to fly non-stop to Mars LOL!
    you and i would have ourselves a race
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