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Paul MacCready
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Paul Beattie MacCready Jr. was an American aeronautical engineer. He was the founder of AeroVironment and the designer of the human-powered aircraft that won the first Kremer prize. He devoted his lif
MacCready shows a cross section of the Helios Prototype wing spar.
MacCready shows a cross section of the Helios Prototype wing spar.
The Gossamer Penguin in flight
The Gossamer Penguin in flight
MacCready Gossamer Albatross
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The Gossamer Albatross is a human-powered aircraft built by American aeronautical engineer Paul B. MacCready's company AeroVironment. On June 12, 1979, it completed a successful crossing of the Englis
Paul MacCready
…100,000 for the first human-powered crossing of the English Channel. MacCready took up the challenge and in 1979, he built the Condor's successor, the Gossamer Albatross, and won the second Kremer prize, flown by Bryan Allen (a pilot and athlete who could pedal better than most pilots) from England to France. He also…
The Gossamer Albatross II at Dryden Flight Research Center in 1980
The Gossamer Albatross II at Dryden Flight Research Center in 1980
The cabin of the Gossamer Albatross, Armstrong Flight Research Center, April 1979
The cabin of the Gossamer Albatross, Armstrong Flight Research Center, April 1979
The Gossamer Albatross II at the Museum of Flight in Seattle
The Gossamer Albatross II at the Museum of Flight in Seattle