The study provides sound experimental evidence that flexible wings add to flight performance, comments Robin Wootton of the University of Exeter in England.

英国埃克塞特大学的罗宾·沃顿评论说，这项研究提供了充分的实验证据，证明了柔软的翅膀能提高飞行性能。

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Each mission allows for up to 1300 pounds of scientific experiments, which could enable up to 600 experimental payloads per flight.

每次飞行能允许最大1300磅的科研实验设备，也就是说最大能够提供600磅的有效实验载荷。

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John McCurdy pilots Alexander Graham Bell's experimental tetrahedral kite, the Cygnet III, which left the ground via powered flight in March 1912.

1912年3月，约翰·麦柯迪试驾亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔的实验性四面体风筝，通过动力飞离地面的“小天鹅3号”。

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And so begins the first powered flight of the experimental plane designed to take man to the edge of space.

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The film is reportedly about a test pilot who returns to Earth after an experimental flight to discover it's 96 years in the future.

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Applicants for experimental permits will need to provide a description of their program, a flight test plan, documentation showing the operational safety of the spacecraft and a plan for response in case of a mishap.

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This appears to be the mindset of the Air Force regarding its experimental X-37B space plane, the billion-dollar robotic vehicle's orbital flight being extended beyond the 270 days it was initially designed for.

ENGADGET: Air Force X-37B space plane books additional time on orbital cruise, orders another margarita