ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191191
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| Date: | Sunday 6 November 2016 |
| Time: | 06:43 |
| Type: | experimental |
| Owner/operator: | Tokai University Man Powered Aircraft TUMPA |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | over lake Biwa, Shiga prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Hikone port, Hikone city, Shiga prefecture |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An experimental aircraft which was powered by 640 of AA dry cell batteries failed in a new Guinness World Record when ditched on the lake Biwa. The airplane took off from a temporal runway located at Hikone port at 06:37, but the wing was twisted and broken en route after six minutes and 3.5 km flight, though it had aimed over 10 km for a new world record. The sole pilot was rescued and received no injury.
Sources:
https://panasonic.jp/battery/drycell/evolta/challenge/2016.html
https://ja-jp.facebook.com/tumpa.birdman/
http://tumpa09.blogspot.jp/2016/10/2016.html
https://twitter.com/tumpabirdman?lang=ja
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20161106-00010000-sorae_jp-sctch
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20161106-00000005-kantelev-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20161106-00000030-asahi-soci
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2016 15:45 | isamuel | Added |
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