List of human-powered aircraft

List of Human-powered aircraft
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Name Year Country Designer / Builder Notes
Abhilasha HPA 2009 Netherlands Jesse van Kuijk
Aerocicloplano 1906 Italy Aldo Corazzo
Aerocicloplano 1907 Italy Luigi Teichfuss
Airglow HPA 1990 Cambridge, UK John and Mark McIntyre
Bauer Bird 1973 USA Ted Bauer
Betterfly 2009 UK David Bardford
Bionic Bat 1983 California, USA Paul MacCready Jr.
Bird Ornithopter UK Bryn Bird Two prototypes built, but record of any flights.
Bliesner 1 to 3 1978 Seattle, USA Wayne T. Bliesner unsuccessful pre-cursors to Bliesners more successful efforts. No.3 crashed during towed flight attempts.
Bliesner 4 1979 Seattle, USA Wayne T. Bliesner 100 yards
Bliesner 5 1980 Seattle, USA Wayne T. Bliesner 1 mile, crashed during testing.
Bliesner 6 1980 Seattle, USA Wayne T. Bliesner a few hops, crashed during testing.
Bliesner 7 1981 Seattle USA Wayne T. Bliesner 300 yards
Boffin-Coffin 1988 New Zealand Walther Flight trials were unsuccessful, eventually abandoned after persistent ground-handling damage and a violent gust of wind entering the hangar where the aircraft was stored.
BURD 1972 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 'Biplane Ultralight Research Device'
BURD II 1974–1976 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 'Biplane Ultralight Research Device II'
Chrysalis HPA 1979 USA Parks, Youngren & Massachusetts Institute of Technology 40 pilots, some inexperienced.
Cochkanoff HPA 1974 USSR / Russia Cochkanoff
Coolthrust HPA 2005 Japan Kyoto University Flew over 18 km at the 2005 Birdman rally in Japan.
Czerwinski HPA 1967 Ottawa, Canada Czerwinski A two-seater with twin propellers built in Ottawa, but no record of any flights.
Daedalus 87 1987 Nov USA Drela / Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Daedalus Project.
Daedalus 88 1988 Mar USA Drela / Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Daedalus Project.
Da Vinci II USA California Polytechnic State University
Da Vinci III 1989 USA California Polytechnic State University - 8 second flight not controlled by pilot.
Dragonfly HPA 1975 Prestwick Scotland Roger Hardy short flights
Dumbo-Mercury 1971 UK P.K. Green, W.F.Ball and M.J.Rudd / Weybridge MPAG Originally nickname 'Dumbo' at Weybridge. When taken over by John Potter at RAF Cranwell, it was re-named Mercury.
DUT Icarus 001 Netherlands Delft University of Technology with the Movement Science Faculty of the University of Maastricht
Egret I 1973 Japan Kimura / Nihon University 37 yards.
Egret 2 1974 Japan Kimura / Nihon University 222 yards
Egret 3 1974 Japan Kimura / Nihon University
Farman Aviette HPA 1912 France
Flycycle 1974
Frost Emmett HPA 1970s and 1984 Auckland, New Zealand John Frost / University of Auckland
Gamera HPH 1972 USA University of Maryland Human Powered Helicopter
Gerhardt Cycleplane 1923 Dayton, Ohio, USA Flight Test Section at McCook Field 20-foot (6.1 m) hop
Gossamer Albatross 1978 California, USA Paul MacCready Jr. & Peter Lissamen. Kremer Prize for first cross-channel flight.
Gossamer Condor (Pasadena version) 1976 Pasadena, California, USA Paul MacCready Jr. & Peter Lissamen. One short hop only, in the car park of the Pasadena Rose Bowl.
Gossamer Condor (Mojave version) 1976 Mojave, California, USA Paul MacCready Jr. & Peter Lissamen. (Mojave version)
Gossamer Condor (Shafter airport version) 1977, March California, USA Paul MacCready Jr. & Peter Lissamen. Kremer Figure-Eight Prize 21 August 1977.
HV-1 Mufli 1935 Frankfurt, Germany Helmut Haessler & Villinger MUSKELFLUG INSTITUT (Institute of Muscle-Powered-Flight)

This was set up in 1935, within the Gesellschaft Polytechnic, Frankfurt, director - Oskar Ursinus - 779 yards from bungee launch
HVS HPA 1982 Germany Hutter/Villinger/Schule operated in 20 mph winds
Hardy HPA Roger Hardy
Hartman HPO 1958 UK Emiel hartman
Hill Flying Wing Hill
Hurel Aviette HPA 1974 France Maurice Hurel
Ibis HPA 1978 Japan Nihon University further development of the Jupiter - Stork line.
Icarus HPA 1977 California USA Taras Kiceniuk flights with towed launch
Jupiter HPA 1972 UK Christopher Roper 1171 yards 30 lb payload
Kiceniuk Icarus 1977 USA Taras Kiceniuk
Linnet I 1966 Japan Prof. Kimura / Research Institute of Science and Technology, Nihon University 47 yards height 9 feet.
Linnet II 1967 Japan Prof. Kimura / Research Institute of Science and Technology, Nihon University 100 yards height 5 feet.
Linnet III 1970 Japan Prof. Kimura / Research Institute of Science and Technology, Nihon University 34 yards
Linnet IV 1971 Japan Prof. Kimura / Research Institute of Science and Technology, Nihon University 66 yards
Lippisch 1929 Man Powered Ornithopter 1929 Germany Alexander Lippisch flown by Hans Werner Krause.
Liverpuffin 1972 UK Dr Keith Sherwin Built from the remains of the Puffin II by students from Liverpool University led by Dr Keith Sherwin
Malliga HPA 1967 Austria Josef Malliga
Man-Eagle 1 1982 Seattle USA Wayne T. Bliesner short flights a.k.a. 'Bliesner 8'
Man-Eagle 3 1983 Seattle USA Wayne T. Bliesner Kremer Speed Course
Man-Eagle 4 1985 Seattle USA Wayne T. Bliesner
Maruoka Man-Powered Screw-Wing Machine 1902-3 Tokyo, Japan Katsura Maruoka [1]
Mayfly 1985 Essex, England Brian Kerry
McAvoy MPA-1 1970 USA James M. McAvoy Georgia Tech.
Michelob Light Eagle 1986 USA Drela / Massachusetts Institute of Technology 37 miles. Onboard test equipment
Micron HPA 1976 Nottingham England Peter Wright
MiLan'81 1981 Japan Naito / Nihon University 645 yards
MiLan'82 1982 Japan Naito / Nihon University 1800 yards
Monarch A 1983 USA Drela / Massachusetts Institute of Technology 29 Flights
Monarch B 1983 USA Drela / Massachusetts Institute of Technology First Kremer Speed Prize
Mozi HPA 2009 PRC OXAI Aircraft Company / Mao Yiqing
Musculair I 1984 Munich Germany Günther Rochelt & Schoberl Two different Prizes first passenger
Musculair II 1985 Munich Germany Günther Rochelt & Schoberl Kremer Speed Prize
Newbury Manflier 1979 Newbury, Berks, England Nick Goodhart PTwo seater with separate pods - pilot control tasks shared
Nieuport Aviette 1921 1921 France
Northrop Institute of Technology HPA 1972 USA Malcolm Smith / NIT two-seater - not completed
Pedaliante 1937 Italy Enea Bossi & Vittorio Bonomi  ? 40 unaided flights ?
Pelargos 2 1983, Dec Mohlin Switzerland Horlacher/Mohlin/Dubs 1100 yards
Pelargos 3 1985, May Mohlin Switzerland Horlacher/Mohlin/Frank 875 yards
Perkins Inflatable HPA 1959 USA Daniel Perkins pre-cursors to the Reluctant Phoenix
Phillips Mk.1 HPA 1976 ? Humberside England Ron Phillips First female pilot.
Phillips Mk.2 HPA 1976 ? Humberside England Ron Phillips Two seater
Posniak HPA 1936 Italy B. Posniak
Poulain/Farman Aviette 1921 France Gabriel Poulain / Farman
Privett HPA USA Privett
PSU Zephyrus USA Pennsylvania State University
Puffin 1 1961 UK Wimpenny, Vann & Hatfield Man Powered Aircraft Club 993 yards
Puffin 2 1965 UK Wimpenny, Vann & Hatfield Man Powered Aircraft Club 875 yards, height 17 feet, turns
Raven Project 2001 USA Paul Illian
Reluctant Phoenix 1950's and 60's RAE Cardington, UK Daniel Perkins The culmination of Daniel Perkins attempts to build a viable inflatable man powered aircraft, flown inside the R100 airship hangars.
Rickman umbrella wing 1909 UK Rickman
Royal Spoonbill 1983 to 1987 RAE Cardington, UK Robert Le Johnno-Johnson / NZHPFG Never completed due to a re-design after being vandalised.
Seehase MD-2 1937 Germany Hans Seehase
Singapore University Man powered Aircraft 1 Singapore Singapore University students / Dr Keith Sherwin Of the two projects only one flew.
Singapore University Man powered Aircraft 2 Singapore Singapore University students / Dr Keith Sherwin Of the two projects only one flew.
SM-OX 1969 Japan Sato Maeda 31 yards height 6 feet
Snowbird HPO 2010 Canada University of Toronto
Stewart HPOs 1959 - UK Alan Stewart several unsuccessful human powered ornithopters built between 1959 and 1979
Stork A 1976 Japan J. Ishii / Nihon University 651 yards - Re-designed Jupiter from the UK.
Stork B 1976 Japan J. Ishii / Nihon University 2290 yards
SUMPAC 1961 UK Ann Marsden, Alan Lassiere & David Williams / Southampton University Man powered Aircraft Committee First independently observed unaided flight. Flown by Derek Piggott.
Swift A Japan Naito / Nihon University
Swift B Japan Naito / Nihon University
To Phoenix Inflatable HPA 1982 UK Frederick E. To / Air-Plane Co. Ltd.[2]
Toucan 1 1972 Radlett, Herts, England Pressnell / Hertfordshire Pedal Aeronauts 2 seater - Bryan Bowen & Derek May
Toucan II 1974–1978 Radlett, Herts, England Pressnell / Hertfordshire Pedal Aeronauts
Ursinus 1925 HPA 1925 Germany Oskar Ursinus
Vélair 88 1988 Stuttgart, Germany Peer Frank 3390 yards
Vélair 89 1989 Stuttgart, Germany Peer Frank 3390 yards
Vertigo HPH 1987 Yeovil, England Andrew Cranfield Human powered helicopter - short hops, but transmission problems slowed development.
Vine HPA 1962 South Africa S.W. Vine 200 yards - One flight only at Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa
VMM HPA 1974 Belgium Verstralte/Masschelin/Masschelin Heights of 15 ft at Calais-Marck airport due to Belgian authorities refusing permission to fly.
Wright HPA 1972 Nottingham England Peter Wright 300 yards at 4 feet - elevator not used
Yuri I HPH 1994 Japan Nihon Aero Student Group (NASG) Human powered helicopter
Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft 1934 Berlin, Germany Engelbert Zaschka
Zinno Olympian ZB-1 1976 North Kingstown R.I. USA Lt.Col. Joe Zinno, USAF (Ret.) First controlled flight in Americas [Bernhard C. F. Klein, USA, millpab=aol.com, 05.07.2008

This pedalpowered "aircraft" was designed and built by Lt.Col. Zinno, USAF (Ret.) On his fourth try on April 21, 1976, at Quonset Point, RI., Joe Zinno barely got off the ground for a few seconds. The machine was damaged in a hangar by a gust of wind, coming in through the open door.]

References

  1. ^ Mikesh, Robert and Shorzoe Abe. Japanese Aircraft 1910–1941. London: Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-840-2
  2. ^ Taylor, John W. R.. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982-83. Jane's Publishing Company. London. 1983. ISBN 0710607482

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