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Glen Cove Kid Wins Prize for Wood Plane
Fifth-grader Paolo Cacio and his team won first place in Cradle of Aviation Museum's competition.
A Glen Cove youth took first place in a flying model competition Saturday at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, according to a press release.
Paolo Cacio led his team to victory with a balsa wood airplane they constructed, then tested in "four different flying tasks requiring team effort and expertise in flying agility and landing."
Competing teams came from across Long Island.
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An introduction to aerodynamics and coordination of model building and testing was provided by museum docents and members of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
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