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Princeton Student Sets World Record For Drone Ascent

Quadcopter Climbed To 100 Meters In Under 3 Seconds

A senior at the Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science is now in the Guiness Book of World Records for the "Fastest 100m Ascent By A Quadcopter".

Zechen (Peter) Wei set the record on October 25, according to a report in the Princeton, NJ Patch. His drone climbed to 100 meters, or about 328 feet, in just 2.732 seconds.

The record was previously held by German engineer, Dirk Brunner, who in 2016 built a drone that accomplished the climb in 3.871 seconds.

Wei's record is the culmination of a two-year research program at PRISMS. He created countless CAD models, conducted simulations and eventually produced an optimized drone for the attempt.

"When thinking about research projects, my instructor, Mr. Kemp, encouraged me to challenge the world record. After a lot of hard work with simulations and trial-and-error, I finally achieved my goal," Wei said.

PRISMS was founded in 2013 and is a non-profit, co-educational STEM-focused school for grades 9 to 12.

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