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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. Cary Dillman by Perdo · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Is a member of the Worcester Area Pilots Association.

    Nice little slashcode site.

    Definite honorary member of the cool geek society.

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