This week, the Martian unmanned helicopter Ingenuity made its 60th flight over the surface of the Red Plate. According to NASA, the drone managed to set a new speed record.
The anniversary flight took place on September 25, 2023. The unmanned aerial vehicle was able to climb to a height of 16 meters and cover 340 meters. The 60th flight took 132.8 seconds, which is 3.8 seconds less than the previous attempt.
The Ingenuity was able to set a new speed record, accelerating to 8 m/s (28.8 km/h). The previous record was 6.5 m/s (23.4 km/h). It was installed during the 49th flight over the surface of Mars, which took place on April 2, 2023. By that time, the drone had reached a speed of 5.5 m/s (19.8 km/h) several times.
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