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September 20th 10, 05:37 PM
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How high can you fly?
On Sep 20, 11:44*am, wrote:
george wrote: I think the 'electric' powered aircraft is little more than a toy. Seehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWoLsJz8J5U Compared to a real airplane... AIRPLANE: engine-driven flying vehicle: a vehicle with wings and a jet engine or propellers that is heavier than air and is able to fly [ Late 19th century. French aéroplane aéro- ( Greek aēr "air") + - plane ] Any of various winged vehicles capable of flight, generally heavier than air and driven by jet engines or propellers. air·plane (er′plān′) noun a fixed-wing aircraft, heavier than air, that is kept aloft by the aerodynamic forces of air as it is driven forward by a screw propeller or by other means, as jet propulsion --- Mark 
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