Editing Human-powered transport (section)

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[[File:Daedalus Project's Light Eagle.jpg|thumb|right|[[MIT Daedalus]] human powered aircraft]]

The ''[[Enea Bossi, Sr.#Pedaliante|Pedaliante]]'' flew short distances fully under human power in 1936, but the distances were not significant enough to win the prize of the Italian competition for which it was built. The flights were deemed to be a result of the pilot's significant strength and endurance, and not attainable by a typical human. Additional attempts were made in 1937 and 1938 using a catapult system, launching the plane to a height of {{convert|9|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. With the catapult launch, the plane successfully traveled the {{convert|1|km|mi|abbr=on}} distance outlined by the competition, but was declined the prize due to the takeoff method.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ihpva.org/HParchive/PDF/32-v10n1-1992.pdf| title = Pedaliante}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pdf.aiaa.org/jaPreview/JA/1970/PVJAPRE44154.pdf |title=Man-Powered Flight - Achievements to Date With a New Suggestion |access-date=2008-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201233/http://pdf.aiaa.org/jaPreview/JA/1970/PVJAPRE44154.pdf |archive-date=2007-09-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,883606,00.html?iid=chix-sphere | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071001003646/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,883606,00.html?iid=chix-sphere | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 1, 2007 | magazine=Time | title=Transport: Icarus to Bossi | date=8 February 1937}}</ref>

The first officially authenticated regularly feasible take-off and landing of a human-powered aircraft (one capable of powered takeoffs, unlike a [[glider aircraft|glider]]) was made on 9 November 1961 by [[Derek Piggott]] in [[Southampton University]]'s Man Powered Aircraft ([[SUMPAC]]).

Perhaps the best-known human-powered plane is the [[Gossamer Albatross]], which flew across the [[English Channel]] in 1979.

The current distance and duration record recognized by the [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale|FAI]], a straight distance of {{convert|115.11|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-10|title=Kanellos Kanellopoulos (GRE) (385)|url=https://www.fai.org/record/385|access-date=2020-12-04|website=www.fai.org|language=en}}</ref> in 3 hours and 54 minutes,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-10|title=Kanellos Kanellopoulos (GRE) (384)|url=https://www.fai.org/record/384|access-date=2020-12-04|website=www.fai.org|language=en}}</ref> was achieved on 23 April 1988 from [[Heraklion]] on [[Crete]] to [[Santorini]] in a [[MIT Daedalus]] 88 piloted by Greek cyclist [[Kanellos Kanellopoulos]].

The current speed record recognized by the [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale|FAI]] is held by [[Musculair|Musculair 2]], built by Günther Rochelt, which was flown at {{convert|44.32|km/h|mph}} by Holger Rochelt in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-10|title=Holger Rochelt (FRG) (389)|url=https://www.fai.org/record/389|access-date=2020-12-04|website=www.fai.org|language=en}}</ref>