[Matthew Heiskell] blew these numbers out of the water with a 10 hour 45 minute flight with an RC plane on battery power. Condensed video after the break. Flight stats right before touchdown.
Funny enough, the plane itself, or more specifically the Meglacy RC style fuselage, was the work of the same 3D printer that was to fly. The flight itself was not impressive, by any standards.
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