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THE LIGHT STUFF AFTER THREE YEARS OF PLANNING, 30 MIT ENGINEERS AND FIVE PIOT-ATHLETES HOPE TO FULFILL A DAEDALUS-STYLE DREAM: PEDALING AN AIRPLANE 74 MILES OVER THE AEGEAN SEA
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The fragile pedal airplane alights at the end of Runway 12, a
two-mile stretch of macadam over the Mojave Desert that has
launched and eaten many an aviation experiment.
This has been the second early-morning test flight for a
transparent contraption chomping at the limits of human-powered
flight. The machine looks part insect, part dinosaur; it floats
more than it flies, preferring bicycling speed and about 15 feet of
altitude in winter air so still this morning that you can hear the...
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THE LIGHT STUFF AFTER THREE YEARS OF PLANNING, 30 MIT ENGINEERS AND FIVE PIOT-ATHLETES HOPE TO FULFILL A DAEDALUS-STYLE DREAM: PEDALING AN AIRPLANE 74 MILES OVER THE AEGEAN SEA
The Boston Globe
; The fragile pedal airplane alights at the end of Runway 12, a two-mile stretch of macadam over the Mojave Desert that has launched and eaten many an aviation experiment. This has been the second early-morning test flight for a transparent contraption chomping at the limits of human-powered flight.
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COUNTDOWN BEGINS FOR DAEDALUS
The Boston Globe
; The Daedalus Project has begun the final countdown of its three-year, million-dollar effort to pedal a man-powered airplane 74 miles over the Aegean Sea from Crete to the island of Santorini. The first members of the Daedalus team, comprised largely of students and faculty from Massachusetts
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HIGH-FLYING DRONE WILL STUDY OZONE HOLE BUILDERS SHIFT FROM HUMAN-POWERED FLIGHT TO FLIGHT WITHOUT HUMANS
The Boston Globe
; ALEXANDRIA, VA. - In a cramped warehouse behind Generous George's Pizza Parlor, an odd airplane is taking shape at the hands of designers who hope to prove that small science can answer big environmental questions in the huge domain of the Earth's stratosphere. The airplane, called Perseus, is an
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Glenn Tremml and the Wings of Daedalus;Prepa4ing to Reenact a Legend: Man-Powered Flight from Crete to the Mainland
The Washington Post
; Next March or April, if all goes as planned, Glenn Tremml will insert himself in a strangely beautiful plastic envelope suspended from hollow wing struts of graphite epoxy, climb atop a sort of reclining bicycle inside and pedal himself 69 miles through the air from the island of Crete to the
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THE HEART AND SOUL OF A GREEK ADVENTURE
The Boston Globe
; ... mythological flight of Daedalus. If successful, the flight will shatter the world distance records for human-powered flight. The news stories then will probably focus on the pilot (yet to be selected) and details of what is expected to be a grueling four-hour ...
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On mythical wings: pedaling to Greece. (human-powered aircraft project)
Science News
; On mythical wings: Pedaling to Greece The mythical Greek inventor Daedalus escaped from the island of Crete on wings he had fashioned from feathers and wax. Next year, if all goes well, a somewhat more sophisticated human-powered aircraft will take off from Crete--on a 69-mile flight across the
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Preparing to pedal into history. (human-powered aircraft Daedalus to set distance record)
Science News
; Preparing to pedal into history Next spring, an experienced, trained cyclist will step into a spindly, diaphanous aircraft in preparation for a historic flight. Starting from the rocky shores of the island of Crete in the Mediterranean, the pilot will pedal the aircraft about 70 miles across open
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Distance Record Set for Human-Powered Flight;Student Overcomes Pedal Slippage, Loss of Water Supply in 37.2-Mile Trip Over Desert
The Washington Post
; A Connecticut medical student, dressed in shorts and T-shirt on a freezing desert morning, overcame dehydration and faulty pedals today to break the world distance record for human-powered flight. Glenn Tremml's 2-hour, 13-minute, 14-second flight in a thin-winged craft that he outweighed almost
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New owner converting PE recycler.
Plastics News
; The new owners of Resource Plastics Inc., once a major post-consumer polyethylene recycler, are converting the plant to mold composite building components. Daedalus Project Inc. is adding equipment to the Brantford, Ontario, operation -- now called Daedalus Composites Inc. --to make panels for
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Daedalus Project Inc.(Brief Article)
Plastics Engineering
; The Daedalus Project, Inc., based in Alexandria, Virginia, has announced its acquisition of a large recycling facility in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, which reportedly will enable Daedalus to produce more than 100,000 lbs/day of recycled material. To operate as a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary
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