The MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics Department's Daedalus was a human-powered aircraft that, on 23 April 1988, flew a distance of 72.4 mi in 3 hours, 54 minutes, from Iraklion on the island of Crete to the island of Santorini.
This version is human powered, by your thumbs!
IMPORTANT: Plane must take off from bandit or from the air. Wont takeoff from wright or yeager. My bad, I didn't test it on those before posting lel.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 54.3ft (16.5m)
- Length 33.3ft (10.1m)
- Height 14.9ft (4.5m)
- Empty Weight 2,118lbs (961kg)
- Loaded Weight 2,986lbs (1,354kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.334
- Wing Loading 8.5lbs/ft2 (41.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 351.5ft2 (32.7m2)
- Drag Points 1344
Parts
- Number of Parts 30
- Control Surfaces 11
- Performance Cost 226
I like the build dude.