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microlight

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌlaɪt /

noun

  1. a small private aircraft carrying no more than two people, with an empty weight of not more than 150 kg and a wing area not less than 10 square metres: used in pleasure flying and racing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The 19-year-old pilot set world records for the youngest woman to fly around the world solo and youngest person to circle the globe in a microlight.

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Now Mack has broken Ms. Rutherford’s microlight record.

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Ms. Rutherford also set the record for the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a microlight airplane.

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What helped Mack's microlight airplane cover longer distances?

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On August 24, 17-year-old Mack Rutherford landed his microlight airplane safely back in Bulgaria, completing a five-month effort to fly around the world.

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