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by lotharbot 4300 days ago
I'm wondering how this compares to other human-powered aircraft like the Gossamer Albatross (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossamer_Albatross -- crossed the English Channel in 1979 in just under 3 hours). IIRC the Gossamer Albatross had a similarly simple twisted bike chain transmission and some of the other simple features here.