gossamer condor

02.09.10

More with Less

Over three decades, AeroVironment has led the way in innovative, low- powered transportation.
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1977/1979

1, 2: Gossamer Condor/Albatross

Paul MacCready becomes the "father of human-powered flight" when his 70-pound Gossamer Condor completes the first sustained, controlled human-powered flight. Two years later, his team flies the Gossamer Albatross, which has a 96-foot wingspan and is built mostly of plastic and carbon fiber, across the English Channel. That flight, made by cyclist Bryan Allen, takes a stately three hours to accomplish, though it covers only 23 miles.



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3: Solar Challenger

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