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Doug Engelbart
Thomas Fogarty
Ashok Gadgil
Stephanie Kwolek
Paul MacCready
 Paul MacCready Biography Paul MacCready's second human-powered airplane, the Gossamer Albatross, flew across the English Channel in June 1979, pedaled and piloted by Bryan Allen. Patents MacCready with the Sunraycer, a solar-powered car designed by him and General Motors. It won the first World Solar Challenge Race in 1987. In 1986, MacCready built and flew a lifelike model of a pterodactyl, complete with beak, 18-foot wingspan, and a light coat of fur. Videos The Helios, a solar-powered flying wing, has a wingspan of 247 feet. It can reach extremely high altitudes and stay aloft for months at a time.
NASA's Helios is a 200-foot-wide flying wing; in the summer of 2001, it reached a new record altitude of 96,500 feet.

NASA's Helios is a 200-foot-wide flying wing; in the summer of 2001, it reached a new record altitude of 96,500 feet.
Paul MacCready's eight patented inventions range from aerodynamic panels for vans and a squeezable exercise device to the lightweight human-powered airplane.

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Lightweight Aircraft
Patent 4206892, Issued June 10, 1980

High Performance Bicycle Propulsion
Patent 5758735, Issued June 2, 1998

Aerial transport method and apparatus
Patent 6086015, Issued July 11, 2000

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