Is man powered flight possible?

Question

http://www.manpoweredflight.com

Answer 1

Yes. Several human powered aircraft were buily; they look like a light sailplane or glider, and the pilot turns a propeller using a pedal.

The Gossamer Albatross, flew across the English Channel:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossamer_Albatross

The MIT Daedalus, another record breaker:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_Daedalus

Answer 2

Gossamer Albatross crossed the English channel, 22 miles. Makes 10.8 Km look a bit poor, but way more than I could do.

You'd think in the years since the Albatross crossed the channel that developments in materials would have allowed a more practical plane to be built, but it's never going to be a 100 seat plane with only the pilot at the pedals.

Answer 3

yes it has been done several times using lightweight winged craft with a bicycle driven propeller.
A flight group of Yamaha Motor Co. on Sunday set the longest national flight record of some 10.9 kilometers with its pedal-powered plane on Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture

Answer 4

gossimer condor 1980,s first manpowered flight across the english channel, yes it is possible

Answer 5

Ofcoarse. Haven't you've ever seen those airplanes with people padeling them like a bike?

Answer 6

yep - what was it called the gossamer something or nuther
won a big prize, too

gossamer albatross

aND THE GOSSAMER CONDOR WAS THE FIRST

Answer 7

they've have did it already way back in the 80's flown from france to UK I think not very sure reasearch more.

Answer 8

Where have you been for the last ten years