On a pedal plane through a lake 22 km long - you have to dive

Long gone are the days when a person could fly in a dream. Technology has stepped far forward, and inventors have embodied a number of fairy tales in everyday life. Airplanes have become commonplace, but a person still wants to go to the sky himself, and not on tourist liners. Many are trying to acquire an aircraft. Only it's too expensive. And it's not about the cost of the aircraft - it just needs to be stored somewhere, to have a pilot's license. Therefore, enthusiasts invent or acquire gliders, paragliders, make strange designs. Some even take off.


But in Japan, students are very confused. Not only did they create an airplane with a pedal, that is, muscular drive, but they also decided to arrange a full-fledged test. The pilot will have to fly over a large lake, 22 km long. And the whole route he will need to pedal, supporting a lightweight structure and his body in the air. Who will be more stubborn - the force of gravity or a descendant of the samurai? Nobody doubts the Japanese, but the engineers could have failed. It is far from a fact that a pedal plane will be able to overcome 22 km. And if you also take into account that local legendary monsters can hide under the surface of the lake ... In general, the pilot's emotions will change as the distance progresses. Toward the end, he will realize that he messed with it in vain.