Photo Album: "Human Powered Aircraft"
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“When the engine and the pilot are one and the same...”
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Photo ID: 1424926
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This is the airplane that Bryan Allen pedaled around a one-mile long, figure-8 course at Shafter California on August 23, 1977 to win the Kremer Prize. On display in the National Air and Space Museum. |
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Photo ID: 1191014
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(cn 2) The backup airplane for Bryan Allen's famous human-powered crossing of the English Channel on June 12, 1979, to win the second Kremer Prize. On display in the Museum of Flight. |
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Photo ID: 1178861
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The Tokyo Institute of Technology (Thailand) human powered aircraft "Meister". This HPA won third place in the HPA category at the Japan International Birdman Rally in 2005. On display in Royal Thai Air Force Museum. |
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Photo ID: 1229014
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C-GPTR (cn 00001) Ornithopter made its first flight on 08 July 2006, when it successfully became airborne by flapping its wings. |
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Photo ID: 2198179
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No Reg Built in the early 1990's by John McIntyre and his brother Mark. This is a rare example of a man-powered-aircraft. It flies, with a max speed of around 20mph - just above it's stall speed! Built of carbon-fibre, balsa and styrofoam, it weighs just 40kg empty. |
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Photo ID: 2198611
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No Reg Seen at the Flying Show at the National Exhibition Centre, this a Human Powered Aircraft which first flew in 1990. It has a wingspan of 31.7 m and a weight of a mere 37Kg. It uses fly-by-wire technology for the controls using model aircraft servos. The 2.95m propellor mounted on the rear boom is pedal driven and rotates at about 180rpm. Many flights have been made within the confines of an airfield, the longest being about 2miles |
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