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MacCready Gossamer Albatross
| Gossamer Albatross | |
|---|---|
 The Gossamer Albatross II at Dryden Flight Research Center in 1980 | |
| General information | |
| Type | experimental aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | AeroVironment |
| Designer | |
| Status | Gossamer Albatross I - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Virginia, USA Gossamer Albatross II - Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Number built | 2 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1979 |
| Developed from | Gossamer Condor |
| Developed into | Gossamer 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]
- ^ "Gossamer Albatross ECN-12665". NASA. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
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