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NASA's Flying Wing Breaks 2 Records

Posted by Hemos on from the still-going-still-going dept.

ELBnet writes "CNN reports in this story that NASA's Helios flying wing broke the altitude records for both a propeller and jet aircraft with an altitude of 85,100 feet... and they were still climbing shooting for 100,000."

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  1. And LOOK! by Colin+Smith · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's *still* easier to do it with a helium balloon.

    Talk about wasting taxpayers money trying take fixed wing aircraft to an absurd degree.

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