'Plane powered by AA batteries (omg wtf bbc)

[Dead_Parrot]

Lift off for battery-power plane

A manned plane powered by conventional batteries took off from Tokyo on Sunday - and flew for 59 seconds.

The one-man, glider-like plane took off from a private airport and reached a height of 5.2 metres (16 feet).

It was powered by 160 AA batteries, which are commonly used in portable CD players and cameras.

"I was careful at take-off as it was very difficult," said pilot Tomohiro Kamiya, a senior member at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

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I hope they're rechargable. :evilgrin:

[NNadir]

1. It will never replace the wood fired aircraft!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=115&topic_id=60101&mesg_id=60101

[jpak]

3. And thank the Godess that nuclear powered aircraft

never "took off"...

http://www.fas.org/nuke/space/c03anp.htm

:nuke:

[Ready4Change]

5. Wood fired aircraft are the work of Lucifer!

I herewith advance the concept of powering an aircraft with thousands of angels on the heads of thousands of pins stuck into it's wings!

Actually, I wonder if they used rechargable AA's, and how long it took to recharge them?

[htuttle]

2. I think this is a hoax

I think he actually powered the plane with a HUGE rubber band...

[Ready4Change]

4. linky link

http://www.rubberbandit.org/

[htuttle]

6. That's spectacular!

Do you know if they ever flew the full-sized one? On the Project Update page, it says it's nearly ready to go, but is dated August 2003.

[Ready4Change]

7. I can't tell either.

I actually saw that plane in person once, but that was back in 2002 or 03. It's odd that there's no more info.

[Kolesar]

8. What jolly fun...eom

[eppur_se_muova]

9. Google ad showing for all-battery.com ... appropriate for once ? nt