The Southampton University Man Powered Aircraft (or SUMPAC) on 9 November 1961 became the first human-powered aeroplane to make an officially authenticated take-off and flight.[1] It was designed and built by Southampton university students between 1960 and 1961 for an attempt at the Kremer prize, but it was never able to complete the 'figure-of-eight' course specified to claim the prize money.[2]
The Southampton University Man Powered Aircraft (or SUMPAC) on 9 November 1961 became the first human-powered aeroplane to make an officially authenticated...
catapult launches. In 1961, Southampton University's Man Powered Aircraft SUMPAC took to the air at Lasham Airfield on 9 November, piloted by Derek Piggott...
Aegean Sea; the aircraft weighed around 30kg; to gain the Kremer prize, SUMPAC of the University of Southampton made the first human-powered flight in...
MacCready Gossamer Condor Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era SUMPAC "Gossamer Albatross ECN-12665". NASA. Retrieved March 26, 2015. "Gossamer...
Human athlete Propellers: 2-bladed wooden, 9 ft (2.7 m) diameter Malliga 1 SUMPAC List of human-powered aircraft . The Daily Telegraph. 5 May 1962. p. 1....
human-powered aircraft to make an officially authenticated take-off and flight (SUMPAC) – The University of Southampton Hale rockets, improved version of the Congreve...
254 lb (115 kg) Performance Cruise speed: 18–21 mph (29–33 km/h, 16–18 kn) SUMPAC HMPAC Puffin List of human-powered aircraft Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1973)...
for many serious and fatal gliding accidents. On 9 November 1961, flying SUMPAC (Southampton University's Man Powered Aircraft), Derek Piggott became the...
designer, Roger Hardy, previously had experience with three other HPAs; the SUMPAC, Jupiter, and the Mercury. An emphasis was placed on it being a practical...
his paper 'Aircraft R and D in Europe - A Perspective View' Derek Piggott SUMPAC Flight by Manpower (1962): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_-ehRfsVcI Review...
Flying Machines, And Now for Something Completely Different and Airplane!. SUMPAC Gossamer Albatross Gossamer Condor Pitts Sky Car Related lists List of Human-powered...
between Mud Lake, Nevada, and Edwards Air Force Base, California. Flying the SUMPAC (Southampton University Man-Powered Aircraft) at Lasham Airfield in Hampshire...
(passenger service) McDonnell F-4C Phantom II with the United States Air Force SUMPAC (Southampton University Man-Powered Aircraft) The deadliest crash of this...
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