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Message #12756



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Elmo elmo@ilid.com.au
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 09:52:45 +1000
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: glider


Its been done.

I am trying to find out the details for you, but a bunch of Aussies have made an
automated, self guiding aeroplane that is used to sample air quaility,
temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction as it flys. It uses GPS to
navigate and has flown itself from Australia to California on one tank of fuel,
sending back data as it went.

For anyone in Australia who has Foxtel, they keep screening a short 10minute
special about it between shows. I think it was done buy some guys at the
University of New South Wales.....but i will look it up and let you know when i
track it down.

Elmo


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