MacCready Gossamer Albatross
Human-powered aircraft developed by American aeronautics company AeroVironment / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gossamer Albatross is a human-powered aircraft built by American aeronautical engineer Dr Paul B MacCready's company AeroVironment. On June 12, 1979, it completed a successful crossing of the English Channel to win the second Kremer prize worth £100,000 (equivalent to £639,000 in 2023).[1]
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Gossamer Albatross | |
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The Gossamer Albatross II at Dryden Flight Research Center in 1980 | |
Role | experimental aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | AeroVironment |
Designer | Paul MacCready |
First flight | 1979 |
Status | Gossamer Albatross I - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Virginia, USA Gossamer Albatross II - Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, USA |
Number built | 2 |
Developed from | Gossamer Condor |
Developed into | Gossamer Penguin |
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