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Tokyo Institute of Technology students, with a grant from Panasonic, used 160 AA<br />

Oxyhydride cells to power a small motor on their adapted HPA, driv<strong>in</strong>g the plane to about<br />

5 meters height <strong>and</strong> 400 meters distance.<br />

Calculat<strong>in</strong>g a sale price of $5.00 per 4-pack, 160 cells would cost $200.<br />

400 meters = 1,328 feet, or a quarter mile.<br />

Fly<strong>in</strong>g 1 mile on this aircraft would cost $800.<br />

http://panasonic.co.jp/corp/news/official.data/data.dir/en060718-3/en060718-3.html<br />

San Carlos, April 24, 2009<br />

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