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Battery-Powered Plane Taxis, Set To Fly Soon

Posted by timothy on from the memory-effect dept.

bigdaddy writes "'WORCESTER - At 10:01 a.m. yesterday, Cary Dillman fastened her shoulder belts in the pilot's seat of a sleek twin-seat airplane, closed the cockpit canopy, and taxied into aviation history sounding - in her words - "like a sewing machine." Dillman was piloting the first conventional airplane powered by electricity.' How cool is that! Full details in this story."

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  1. Stealing the plane by BgJonson79 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I went to WPI and living in Worcester has taught me that it's only a matter of time till someone steals the plane and sells it to a chop shop.

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  2. Re:Another useless adventure in battery power... by egg+troll · · Score: 3, Funny
    Amazing, we had a 100 mile range car in the late 20s or early 30s, are we just that stupid to keep going this route?


    Hear, hear! Egg Troll dislikes the limited range of electric vehicles. Its well known that the biggest inconvenience in driving today is the limited range of petroleum-based automobiles. Thus Egg Troll supports government-funded research on a nuclear-powered car. Imagine being able to drive for several years without having to stop for gas!

    Its the way of the future!

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  3. Wake up, Space Taxi on commodore 64... damn... by tcc · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nobody seems to recall space taxy on Commodore 64

    Oh well...

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