Battery-operated manned flight!

[theweaselking]

The power source?



160 "Oxyride" AA batteries (20 serial cells formed one row, eight rows connected parallel: 30V), putting out almost 900W of power.

The flight - 59 seconds, Maximum altitude, 6.11m. Flight distance, 391.4m, and virtually outrun by the people on the ground.

The wing: 31m span.

Comments

[larabeaton.livejournal.com]

What's more impressive is that there's no visible means of propulsion. Unless those wings flap.

[dilickjm.livejournal.com]

I think that orange-ish stripe at the front is a propeller.

[mrbankies.livejournal.com]

You are correct.