Gerhardt Cycleplane

Cycleplane
General information
TypeHuman-powered aircraft
National originUnited States
Designer
William Frederick Gerhardt
Number built1
History
First flight1923

The Gerhardt Cycleplane has been called the world's first successful human-powered aircraft.[1] It was designed by Dr. William Frederick Gerhardt (January 31, 1896 – March 15, 1984), and assembled by the staff of the Flight Test Section at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio.[1] It was flown in 1923.[1]

Its only successful human-powered takeoff went 6 metres (20 ft) with the craft rising 60 centimetres (2 ft) above the ground.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Cornelisse, Diana G. Splendid Vision, Unswerving Purpose: Developing Air Power for the United States Air Force During the First Century of Powered Flight. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio: U.S. Air Force Publications, 2002. ISBN 0-16-067599-5.
  2. ^ "World's First Aerial Bicycle Flies". Popular Science: 41. October 1923. ISSN 0161-7370.

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