Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

11-Pound Model Plane Vs. The Atlantic, Again

Posted by timothy on from the admirable-hobby dept.

Luap Nanreffeh writes "Last year, (/. Story 1, /. story 2) Maynard Hill and some retired NASA buddies tried to set a record for flying a model aeroplane across the atlantic ocean (from Newfoundland to Ireland). Their plan, using GPS, onboard controllers, and a gallon of gas, would have been the first to cross the Atlantic under FAI rules. They didn't have much luck last year, but now they're at it again. The first launch should be tonight."

1 of 301 comments (clear)

  1. Re:This is as interesting as rocketry by User8201 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Goddamnit, don't make the /. code start reverse DNS'ing IP's. That's the IP of goatse.cx, I learned the hard way. Icccck.