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Project OpenSky Takes Off

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hard-to-believe-these-spores-could-kill-me dept.

Jesrad writes "As was reported two years ago on Slashdot, japanese artists, students and engineers under the lead of Kazuhiko Hachiya have taken upon themselves to build a real-size, fully functional Mehve (japanese website), the small jet-powered glider flying wing ridden by anime heroin Nausicaa. They have made a lot of progress, and are now test-flying the full scale, yet unpowered model by tow-launching it along with its thrilled pilot. They're having a lot of fun, too, judging from the movies of the testing sessions."

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  1. "anime heroin" by DoctorMabuse · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is anime heroin better than black tar heroin or china white heroin? I'm going to have to go to Tokyo and ask a heroine.

  2. Mehve? by Mish · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...have taken upon themselves to build a real-size, fully functional Mehve (japanese website)
    Did anyone else read this and find their brain filing "Mehve" away as the Japanese word for "website"? For a minute I found myself wondering what was so special about putting together a Japanese website.
  3. Re:Fuel by Baddas · · Score: 5, Informative

    Fuel density:

    Kerosene (Diesel fuel): 11,000 watt-hours per liter, 13,000 watt-hours per kg

    Typical ultralight engine: 30,000 watts

    Assuming you are running at full throttle all the time (fairly unlikely):

    a 10 liter tank will last you 3-odd hours and weigh right around 12 kg. Most ultralights have a fuel capacity between 8 and 35 liters.

    Does the math work out better for you now?