The Gossamer Albatross was a human-powered aircraft built by Paul MacCready's company AeroVironment, and on 12 June 1979 it flew across the English Channel to win the second Kremer prize of 100,000 pounds. Pilot Bryan Allen pedalled a two-bladed propeller on a canard layout airframe of carbon fibre with polystyrene wing ribs covered in thin Mylar film, and the structure weighed only about 32 kilograms empty. The 22 mile crossing from Folkestone to Cap Gris-Nez took 2 hours 49 minutes. MacCready built two Albatrosses, and the second is displayed at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
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built by American aeronautical engineer Paul B. MacCready's company AeroVironment
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built by American aeronautical engineer Paul B. MacCready's company AeroVironment
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human-powered aircraft
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On June 12, 1979, it completed a successful crossing of the English Channel
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powered using pedals to drive a large, two-bladed propeller
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The Gossamer Albatross II is currently on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.
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The empty mass of the structure was only 71 lb (32 kg)
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built by American aeronautical engineer Paul B. MacCready's company AeroVironment
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