Paper Plane (5 photos) Bashny.Net

See the photos of incredible team from Britain, who sent the plane into the air with a mini-camera on board. Paper airplane wingspan which is three feet, was launched with the help of a ball filled with helium.






Countdown. The team is preparing to launch a helium balloon 50 kilometers from Madrid.
Balloon climbs with a paper airplane, raising it for 90 minutes.
At an altitude of 90 000 feet balloon burst, releasing the plane in free fall, during which he had to photograph the earth.
The cost of the entire operation? Modest 8,000 euros.



All the work was carried out by enthusiasts Steve Daniels, John Oates and Lester Haynes, who said they were inspired by their first project. Last year they sent a piece of cheese in the sky.
After the hour and a half feet balloon burst at an altitude of 90,000 feet.
The team followed the plane using a GPS navigator and after landing, found him in the woods, a hundred miles from the launch site.



Photo of the earth, made with a paper airplane.



Landing. The aircraft returned to the ground after the mission.



British engineers. The plane was made of paper and straws for juice.
"The launch of slices of cheese seemed to us silly silly busy, so we decided to do something more useful. We were surprised how well we all work out. I never thought that we would find the plane, "- says the team members.