Video Features Airplane-Building MIT Student
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A new video on TechTV peeks into the world of Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski, an MIT physics student who began taking flight lessons at age 9 and by age 12 was encouraged to build her own airplane--and attend MIT. She did both.Reflecting on her path to aviation, Pasterski says, "Flying was amazing. It gave me a different view of the world. It also exposed me to a new group of people--general aviation enthusiasts who had built airplanes, flown in air shows--a close-knit community that I had now become a part of."
Watch the entire seven-minute video below or on TechTV.
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Philip Cassady
Fri, 09/30/2011 8:14pm
Did they ever discover the cause of the 13 fatal crashes of this model aircraft? What have they done to improve the design?
Paul Mulwitz
Thu, 03/29/2012 11:54am
Yes, the problems with the Zodiac XL design have been found and fixed in a design update. The NTSB and FAA asked all owners to ground their planes until the upgrade is installed.
Joshua Green
Thu, 11/17/2011 6:19pm
It's truly amazing for a 12-year old girl to be able to build her own airplane! Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski is someone worth looking up to. She's one of the few people who have accomplish such a triumph.