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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Topic started by: flowers on December 27, 2013, 07:53:08 pm

Title: Don't forget to charge it! World's first electric two-seater helicopter makes maiden flight - and could soon be on sale in the UK
Post by: flowers on December 27, 2013, 07:53:08 pm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2529542/Dont-forget-charge-Worlds-electric-two-seater-helicopter-makes-maiden-flight-soon-sale-UK.html

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Otherworldly design uses a battery pack instead of a combustion engine
Inventors raised £1m in just three days after test flight last month
When finished it will weigh half of a Nissan Micra and fly up to 6,500ft
It is so unusual that German officials had to invent a new class of aircr

Title: Re: Don't forget to charge it! World's first electric two-seater helicopter makes maiden flight - and could soon be on sale in the UK
Post by: Oceander on December 28, 2013, 04:29:45 am

Will that be Visa or Mastercard?