MIT Monarch B


MIT Monarch B
Role Human-powered aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Designer Juan R. Cruz, Mark Drela, John S. Langford
First flight April 4, 1984
Retired October 12, 1984
Status On display
Number built 1
Developed from MIT Monarch A
Developed into MIT 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.