Unsatisfied with electric motorcycle speed record alone, Chip Yates now holds an electric airplane speed record. Here’s more, including a video on the news, from Chris DeMorro of sister site Gas2:
Video: Chip Yates Sets Electric Airllane Speed Record (via Gas 2.0)
Some people are born to go fast. For whatever reason, these human beings are wired in a way that compels them to chase speed, and Chip Yates is just such a person. Already holding the electric motorcycle land speed record, last week Yates set his sights on another record; that of electron-powered flight…
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