Greebo
N9017H - C172M (1976)
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/24/giant_model_plane/
Excerpt:
Cute attempt though...
Excerpt:
Artists != Aeronautical engineers...A UK artist has dismally, albeit heroically, failed to get off the ground in a 20ft aircraft powered by a giant rubber band, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Mark Clews attempt to reach 3,000ft in the oversized kids' toy ended with the aircraft travelling just six feet backwards at a "rain swept" Dunsfold Park airfield in Surrey.
Cute attempt though...