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Jonathan Mead, designer of the plane, estimates that construction will cost around $12,000. If he can raise that money, Mead hopes to build the plane and fly it in the Kremer competition in England, which offers a $24,000 prize to the first person to build and fly a...
The plane, as designed, measures 107 feet from wingtip to wingtip and has a small, one-man fuselage. The wing frames are built from balsa wood covered with saran wrap, while the leading edges are constructed of "foamulum," a newly invented light-weight aluminum compound resembling styrofoam in appearance. In...
The pilot in Mead's plane will operate a "pusher" propeller behind him by a pedaling mechanism made out of bicycle parts. Computer studies have convinced Mead that he needs 0,26 horsepower of continuous power to fly a level course at 18 miles per hour, with slightly more power...
Mead's design, which he calls the "inverse SST," is a study in the principles of low-speed aeronautics. Work in this field, according to Mead, is more challenging in a lot of ways than work on the "other" SST, since "you can make anything, even a brick, fly by...
The Crimson won its first match of the year 20-13 against Wesleyan last Saturday but its performance was lackadaisical. "We may have taken them too lightly," assistant coach Bob Fehrs said later.