MacCready Gossamer Albatross

Gossamer Albatross
The Gossamer Albatross II at Dryden Flight Research Center in 1980
General information
Typeexperimental aircraft
National originUnited States
ManufacturerAeroVironment
Designer
StatusGossamer Albatross I - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Virginia, USA
Gossamer Albatross II - Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, USA
Number built2
History
First flight1979
Developed fromGossamer Condor
Developed intoGossamer Penguin

The Gossamer Albatross is a human-powered aircraft built by American aeronautical engineer Dr Paul B MacCready's company AeroVironment. On June 12, 1979, it completed a successful crossing of the English Channel to win the second Kremer prize worth £100,000 (equivalent to £639,000 in 2023).[1]

  1. ^ "Gossamer Albatross ECN-12665". NASA. Retrieved March 26, 2015.