Paul MacCready Interview: Toward A Rational Use of Energy

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The solar-powered Solar Challenger in flight.
The solar-powered Solar Challenger in flight.
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Paul MacCready conduting a flutter test of Solar Challenger's tail section.
Paul MacCready conduting a flutter test of Solar Challenger's tail section.
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Paul MacCready, designer of the human-powered Gossamer Albatross. 
Paul MacCready, designer of the human-powered Gossamer Albatross. 
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Colorado aviator Stephen Ptacek got MacCready's go-ahead to pilot the Solar Challenger for the France-to-England flight.
Colorado aviator Stephen Ptacek got MacCready's go-ahead to pilot the Solar Challenger for the France-to-England flight.
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Pilot Janice Brown lifting off with Solar Challenger.
Pilot Janice Brown lifting off with Solar Challenger.

Anyone who’s ever read much Greek mythology is probably
familiar with the legend
ofDaedalus, who
flew from captivity in Crete on self-wrought wings with his
son Icarus …only to lose the boy in the sea when the
youth soared too close to the sun and melted the wax that

  • Published on Sep 1, 1981
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