[MacCready] assembled a team of friends to help build what he called the Gossamer Condor. Constructed out of thin aluminium tubing, piano wire, Mylar sheeting, and tape, the Condor weighed just 55 ...

The diagram shows the pilot's environment in the Gossamer Albatross, a plane designed to cross the Manche between England and France. The upright seat position was favored by the cyclist-pilot for ...