Society for Technical Aeromodel Research
"... Our TAM will cruise at about 42mph airspeed. These winds would add about 22mph. and the resulting average ground speed would have been 64mph. The distance between St. John's, Newfoundland, and Round Stone Bog, Ireland, is about 1900 miles as the crow flies. We have reason to believe that Joe Foster's software will make "The Spirit" fly straight as a crow. The bottom line is, it would have taken about 30 hours to cross. ..."
This site has fotos, background, and tech info about the model airplane.
Posted by ghbrett at August 08, 2002 02:29 PM