MIT Monarch B


MIT Monarch B
General information
TypeHuman-powered aircraft
National originUnited States
ManufacturerMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Designer
Juan R. Cruz, Mark Drela, John S. Langford
StatusOn display
Number built1
History
First flightApril 4, 1984
RetiredOctober 12, 1984
Developed fromMIT Monarch A
Developed intoMIT Light Eagle

The Monarch B was a human-powered aircraft, designed and built by graduates and undergraduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and won the £20,000 first prize for the Kremer World Speed Competition. It is a successor to the Monarch A HPA which preceded it.