The Flight of the Gossamer Condor 45 years old

The Flight of the Gossamer Condor tells the inspiring true story of history's first successful human-powered flight. Renowned inventor Dr. Paul MacCready and his team were filmed creating the world-famous pedal-powered airplane as it happened. Producing this film which documents the development of a man's dream into a scientific and historic achievement was, in itself, an extraordinary effort. There was an immense risk involved in making a commitment to film a scientist's effort at achieving something which had never done before successfully.

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The Flight of the Gossamer Condor (45 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, October 01, 1978
  • Runtime: 27 minutes