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There’s something innately human about the desire to fly.

To soar freely like the birds, unconcerned by the tyranny of

gravity. This has inspired millennia of effort from people

around the globe, from the Chinese Zhou dynasty’s bamboo

rotors, kites, and sky lanterns, to medieval European tower-

jumpers who leapt from great heights with bird feathers

attached to them (a feat they didn’t usually try twice).

This month we’re going to help you follow in these footsteps

and build your own flying machine. You can take to the skies

• vicariously
  at least – with
  a mechanical
  creation
  powered by
  brushless motors and lithium polymer batteries. This might
  be a little less romantic than the eagle feathers of our tower-
  jumping maker forefathers, but hopefully, you’ll have more
  success than they did.
  While you’re waiting for the bits to arrive, why not start your
  flying adventure right away. Grab some paper and head to
  page 128, where I take a look at a website with the best paper
  aeroplane designs around.

a mechanical creation powered by brushless motors

and lithium polymer batteries

You can take to the skies – vicariously at least – with