MacCready Gossamer Condor
| Gossamer Condor | |
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| The Gossamer Condor at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | |
| Role | experimental aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | AeroVironment |
| First flight | 1977 |
| Status | On display |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed into | Gossamer Albatross |
The Gossamer Condor was the first human-powered aircraft capable of controlled and sustained flight, able to win the Kremer prize. It was created by Paul MacCready and Peter Lissaman of AeroVironment, Inc.
Design and development
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Specifications
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- Wingspan: 29.25m (96 ft)
- Length: 9.14 m (30 ft)
- Height: 5.49 m (18 ft)
- Weight: 31.75 kg (70 lb.)
See also
- The Flight of the Gossamer Condor, a 1979 short documentary film
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
Further reading
- Morton Grosser. Gossamer Odyssey: The Triumph of Human-Powered Flight. MBI Press, 2004; Dover Publications, Inc., 1991; Houghton Mifflin Co., 1981
- Morton Grosser. On Gossamer Wings. York Custom Graphics, 1982
- Gosnell, Mariana. Zero Three Bravo. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1993. (see chapter entitled Shafter)
External links
- Condor at the Smithsonian
- Site with an expanding photo archive of Gossamer-series aircraft, by the Gossamer Albatross team photographer
- THE FLIGHT OF THE GOSSAMER CONDOR DVD. Re-mastered & digitally restored in 2007 from a new Academy Film Archive preservation print. Won the Academy Award in 1978 for best Documentary Short Subject.
- Paul MacCready talking at TED
- Gossamer Condor Video