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Old November 22nd 18, 11:50 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Martin Gregorie[_6_]
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Default MIT's Ion-drive sustainer takes flight

On Thu, 22 Nov 2018 15:11:04 -0800, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot)
wrote:

Wen it flies off the ramp, look for the long black bungee (20' or so
long) that is visible at the top of the ramp.


Thanks: I missed that, at least partly because I couldn't stop the first
video on https://techxplore.com/news/2018-11-...ver-plane.html and
didn't think to watch the second one, which shows a lot of launches from
directly behind the test aircraft.


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