The Young Chronicle: For 2nd Graders March 27th, 2015 | Page 3

YOUNG CHRONICLE I Believe I Can Fly Rambo and Pranks, are pretty amazed at the Aeromobil. Being Batman Fans, they have always dreamt of owning the Batmobile, but the Aeromobil one is way cooler. Who hasn’t dreamt of a flying car, while being stuck in traffic. We all have, haven’t we? The designer and engineer Stefan Klein also dreamt of a similar car, in the 1990s, when he was in university. Stefan has been flying light planes for quite a while. In fact, he says he got his pilot's license before he was old enough to drive a car. He probably is one of the best people who has autodesign skills and is a pilot. In fact, he has designed cars for BMW, Volkswagen and Audi, and also teaches Automobile design. The Sky’s Gold-and-Indigo Lightshow, But Where Did the Sun Go?! A Solar Eclipse occurs when the moon comes between the Earth and the Sun. The moon is much smaller than the sun, but is much closer to Earth, and during the eclipse, when seen from certain parts of the Earth, at different angles, the Sun gets eclipsed by the Moon. Total solar eclipse occurred on Friday March 20, 2015. A major portion of the Earth's surface was plunged into darkness as the Moon came between us and the Sun. The solar eclipse, on the 20th of March, was most visible from the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Norway and few other places. The Aeromobil is undoubtedly one of the best designed airborne vehicles. It seats two, and is merely 20 ft. long. Its compact size makes it fit into a regular garage, and tank up at a regular fuel station. Other Things That Happened on March 20th In addition to the solar eclipse, 20 March 2015 was also the day of the March equinox ( the day when the day 3 and night are of equal length.) and a supermoon. A supermoon refers to the moment the moon is the closest to the Earth, making it look bigger than it normally does. The Aeromobil can fly at a speed of 200km/h (124 mph) and travel as far as 700 km (430 miles), consuming 15 liters (4 gallons) of petrol per hour. Klein and his team are currently working on the next generation of Aeromobil that will go into production in a few months and hopefully receive the certification to be flown. Q&A: Where is Slovakia? Send your answer to [email protected]. Did You Know: Slovakia, the world's largest per-capita car producer.