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A human-powered aircraft (HPA) is an aircraft belonging to the class of vehicles known as human-powered transport.. As its name suggests, HPAs have the pilot not only steer, but power the aircraft (usually propeller-driven) by means of a system similar to a bicycle or tricycle: a pair of pedals, moved by the pilot's feet that turns a gear, which then moves a bicycle chain, which then rotates a ...
Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft: Germany: 1934: Engelbert Zaschka: Zephyrus β: Japan: 1997: Ochanomizu Human-powered aircraft study group: Japanese female record set under the FAI rules, 1.004 km in 3 min 3 s. (16 Nov. 1997). Piloted by Chihiro Muraoka – current Japanese female records. Zinno Olympian ZB-1: USA: 1976: Lt.Col. Joe Zinno, USAF (Ret.)
The Gerhardt Cycleplane has been called the world's first successful human-powered aircraft. [1] It was designed by Dr. William Frederick Gerhardt (January 31, 1896 – March 15, 1984), and assembled by the staff of the Flight Test Section at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio. [1]
Proudfoot started the DaSH PA project in late 2010 as a "for-fun, afterhours project to build a human powered airplane". [4] The original design goals were a weight of 36.3 kilograms (80.0 pounds), and wingspan of 33.3 metres (109.3 ft). It was designed to fly at 23 kilometres per hour (14 miles per hour).
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The aircraft was designed and built by a team led by Paul B. MacCready, a noted American aeronautics engineer, designer, and world soaring champion. Gossamer Albatross was his second human-powered aircraft, the first being the Gossamer Condor, which had won the first Kremer prize on August 23, 1977, by completing a 1-mile (1.6 km)-long figure-eight course.
The American Helicopter Society (AHS) International's Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition was a competition to achieve the first human-powered helicopter flight to reach an altitude of 3 m (10 ft) during a flight lasting at least 60 seconds, while remaining within a 10 m (32.8 ft) x 10 m (32.8 ft) square, and complying with other competition requirements. [1]
Perkins was employed with the Ministry of Defense during the 1950s and 1960s and developed a number of inflatable structures; both for his employers and on his own account. In the late 1950s, he built three human-powered aircraft, all with inflatable wings, though none were successful. [4] The Reluctant Phoenix was Perkins' fourth design.