The Flight of the Gossamer Condor

Duration: 27

Genre: Documentary | Educational

Year Published: 1978

Creator: Shedd Productions

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Documents the attempts of Dr. Paul MacCready to build a man-powered aircraft capable of passing the requirements to win the coveted Kremer Award. Follows MacCready's progress over a year's time as he builds, rebuilds, and tests the flying machine until it is ready to fly the difficult, prescribed course. Concludes by showing the "Gossamer Condor" hanging in the Smithsonian next to the Wright Brothers' plane. Academy Award Winner.

Complete Record: Documents the attempts of Dr. Paul MacCready to build a man-powered aircraft capable of passing the requirements to win the coveted Kremer Award. Follows MacCready's progress over a year's time as he builds, rebuilds, and tests the flying machine until it is ready to fly the difficult, prescribed course. Concludes by showing the "Gossamer Condor" hanging in the Smithsonian next to the Wright Brothers' plane. Academy Award Winner., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.