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Old 21-04-2021, 15:59   #10
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Re: First flight on another planet

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
I imagine the gadget had been tested on Earth in a suitably pressurised room/tank. So it was always going to work in the weaker gravity.


I didn't think they'd go in unprepared. That little copter would have gone through a lot of earth bound testing at every stage, from modelling the initial design to flying the built craft.

Still cool though.
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