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TAM 5 Has landed

Posted by Hemos on from the the-little-plane-that-could dept.

bzant writes "TAM 5 The model airplane, (see our previous story), has successfully landed in Ireland. This was the second plane they launched. Other than some slow speeds and a concern over a lean fuel mixture the flight seemed to go as planned."

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  1. Re:Help us out a little by grug0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dude, wait for all the extra info in the dupes.

  2. Re:Wow by DataCannibal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nope, the next step is to kidnap the baby of the guy who flew the thing. Using a remote control getaway car, of course

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  3. Just the beginning by ch-chuck · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is great news, but like all pioneering events, it's just the beginning of a brave new future. Someday, regularly scheduled model airplane flights over the Atlantic, as well as to other destinations, will be a commonplace occurance. In the future, everyone will have unmaned aerial vehicle service available right in their backyards. Soon, inexpensive GPS programmable reusable UAV's with automatic colision avoidance will be available to anyone for less than the price of an automobile at stores everywhere.

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  4. When does the invasion begin? by DrXym · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now that Ireland is clearly within range to launch an UAV attack on the US, we can expect the invasion to happen shortly.

  5. Somehow by Timesprout · · Score: 4, Funny

    I cant see it surviving the return trip carrying loads of duty free Guiness

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