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"WAG 2009": world speed record for electrical aircraft

Turin, Italy - The airplane, a Sky Spark, piloted by Maurizio Cheli, has touched 250km/h

On June 12, 2009 is one of the dates that will remain in the history: the cosmonaut Maurizio Cheli has fixed the world speed record for the ultralight aircraft category powered by electrical thrust touching 250 km/h. The SkySpark, first airplane of Italian construction electrical 100%, has taken off from Turin-Aeritalia's airport in Collegno at 2:00pm in front of the numerous people present on the...

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Rome, Italy, 06/16/2009 11:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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