NASA, Google Award $1.35M For Ultra-Efficient Electric Aircraft 89
coondoggie writes "NASA today awarded what it called the largest prize in aviation history to a company that flew their aircraft 200 miles in less than two hours on less than one gallon of fuel or electric equivalent. Their aircraft is the Taurus G4 by Pipistrel-USA.com. The twin fuselage motor glider features a 145 kW electric motor, lithium-ion batteries, and retractable landing gear."
Re:What does this have to do with Australia? (Score:0, Funny)
No the rule is that there must be at least one 'story' about Australia every day. There can be many more than that (and there usually are) but not ALL stories have to be about Australia. So long as the Aussie egos are stroked they are satisfied with at least one story from or about their homeland. Of course that will change and they'll go all Rupert Murdoch and Slashdot.org will become Slashdot.org.au and the byline will be 'News for Aussies. Shit No One Else Cares About.' But by then the rest of the world will have long abandoned the site anyway.
Re:Easy goal (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Easy goal (Score:4, Funny)