Blue-green algae produce two toxins, each with different symptoms. Signs of neurotoxin poisoning usually appear 15 to 20 minutes after ingestion. In animals, symptoms include weakness, staggering, difficulty in breathing, convulsions and ultimately death. In humans, symptoms may include numbness of the lips, tingling in fingers and toes, and dizziness.
Aeropro imposed the weight limitation so that the aircraft could comfortably meet ASTM stall speed requirements (a maximum of 51 mph) for Light Sport aircraft. The Aerotrek stalls at 43 mph indicated airspeed with flaps down and 49 mph with flaps retracted. Trim and flap levers (left inset) are easy to reach. The trim is the shorter lever, while the longer flap lever moves through its full range without detents.
They did it, and this is what it looked like. The Ford EcoBoost powered DP ran on the oval, not the road course, with the express intent of beating Bill Elliott's 1987 record of 210.364 in a stock car. They obliterated it by 12 MPH, setting a speed of 222.971 MPH. It's not the exact same thing as being in a stock car, but it's still damn impressive. Team owner Michael Shank and driver Colin Braun took some time to talk about it after and what it meant, check it out.