马萨诸塞州造出超大纸飞机，试图打破世界记录

FITCHBURG, Mass. — Residents of a Massachusetts city are hoping to break the world record for largest paper airplane.

马萨诸塞州菲奇堡市的居民希望打破世界最大纸飞机的纪录。

The Revolving Museum of Fitchburg is revealing a nearly one-ton (0.9-metric ton) plane Tuesday at the Fitchburg Municipal Airport. Volunteers have spent more than three years planning and building the plane.

菲奇堡市的旋转博物馆周二在菲奇堡市市政机场展示了一架近一吨(0.9公吨)的飞机。志愿者花了三年多的时间来规划和建造这架飞机。

Organizers say they don’t plan to fly the 64-foot long, 1,500-pound contraption. A construction crane will instead hold it aloft. An independent monitor also will be on hand to measure and document the plane on behalf of the Guinness World Record organization.

组织者说，他们不打算驾驶这个64英尺长、1500磅重的装置。取而代之的是用一台建筑起重机将它吊在空中。还有一台独立的监测器将代表吉尼斯世界纪录组织对这架飞机进行现场测量和记录。

The plane project is meant to spotlight Fitchburg’s history as a major paper producer.

这个飞机项目旨在突出展示菲奇堡市作为大型纸制品生产商的历史。

Guinness World Records says the largest paper aircraft was built by students and employees at the Braunschweig Institute of Technology in Braunschweig, Germany, in 2013.

吉尼斯世界纪录说，最大的纸飞机是2013年德国不伦瑞克理工学院的学生和员工制造的。