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A train inspired human powered plane – sort of

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Posted by Daniel "monk" Pelfrey on Jan 23rd, 2007

FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT

2K announced today that Tom Symonds, an artist from Firaxis Games, the company’s world-renowned development studio, with the help of some friends created an award-winning train-shaped aircraft inspired by Sid Meier’s Railroads! for Red Bull’s annual Flugtag Event in Baltimore (www.redbullflugtagusa.com/Baltimore/default.aspx). The aircraft won the People’s Choice award, so visit www.sidmeiersrailroads.com or 2K’s ftp site to check out the seven-minute video featuring the story of how the train shaped “aircraft” was created.

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