First flight on Mars
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For a few dollars more they could have taken two and started breeding them
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I wonder if the lower gravity completely compensates for the reduced thrust due to the thin atmosphere...
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not even close. The air is only 1% density but the gravity is 37%. They compensated with a VERY light craft - 4 lb and two large 4' blades spinning at 2500 rpm - 5 times that of an earth version.
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Enter Marsian with huge fly swatter
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That shot of the shadow does look mosquito ish
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Do Marsians eat marzipan?
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