Low Cost Solar Flight – Stephen Winkworth & David Garlovsky

Stephen Winkworth’s publisher friend Peter Usborne came up with the challenge to design a model plane powered by photovoltaic cells early in 2017.

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    Schools and Teaching
  • Language

    English

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