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- Daedalus - Human Powered Aircraft Photo Collection - Includes small and enlarged images of unique aircraft presented by NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.
trc.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/Daedalus/index.html
- Dr. Paul B. MacCready - Best known as the "Father of Human Powered Flight" because of his Gossamer Condor and Gossamer Albatross projects that won aviations largest cash prizes in 1977-79. Includes biography, bibliography, vehicles, introduction to AeroVironment, and links.
members.aol.com/maccready
- FAI Human Powered Aircraft World Records - Includes details of recognized records by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Includes classifications, mailing list, rules and sporting code, and links.
www.fai.org/humanpowered
- FARNAAS - First Iranian Human Powered Aircraft - Includes a history of this project, the organization, competitions, research groups, links and contacts.
sina.sharif.edu/~farnas
- Helios: Human Powered Helicopter (HPH) - Offers an overview of the project, its status, and the Igor Sikorsky Competition. Also, features photo and video gallery, links and contacts. Based in Montreal, Quebec.
helios.etsmtl.ca
- Human Powered Aircraft Group of the Royal Aeronautical Society - Contains a comprehensive overview of human powered flight, along with information The Kremer prizes, references, and links to related resources.
ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/j_d_mcintyre/hpag.htm
- Human Powered Ornithopter - Human flight through flapping. Features overview of projects including Karura, photo galleries, and contacts.
web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/kazuho/index-e.htm
- Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition - Sponsored by The American Helicopter Society. Includes information about the prize, its value, rules and regulations, and related links of interest.
www.vtol.org/hph/hph.html
- Raven Project - Includes details, history and FAQ regarding this human powered aircraft (HPA) that has a wing span of 115 ft, a length of 30 ft, a height of 11 ft, and a weight of 90 lb.
ravenproject.org
- SkyCycle Project - Run from the Burnie TAFE College in north Western Tasmania. Contains information on manpowered flight history, project design, FAQs, photo gallery, and links to related human powered projects of the college.
sunsite.anu.edu.au/community/ozhpv/skycycle/skycycle.htm
- The Development of Human Powered Aircraft in Nihon University - Offers an overview and associated photo gallery of the early history of human powered flight and its development.
www.nasg.com/hpa/hpa-e.html
- UCL Union Human Powered Flight Club - Student organisation at the University College London focused on human powered aircraft. Features current projects, interests, and related links.
www.ucl.ac.uk/~uczxhpf
- University of British Columbia: Human Powered Helicopter - The Thunderbird Project. Features information on the university's attempt to claim the Igor I. Sikorsky prize, along with photos, specifications, contacts, sponsors, and links.
www.mech.ubc.ca/~hph
- Velair - Features information, specifications, photos and history of the first aircraft to fly from Munich airport (MUC) runway in the summer of 1990.
www.skytec-engineering.de/hpa.htm
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