Human Powered Flying

Human Powered Flying

A book by Chris Roper B. Eng.*, the designer and builder of the HPA Jupiter (pictured above) and the human powered hovercraft Steam Boat Willy on the history of human powered flight from the early 20th century to the present day.

There are larger pictures of many of the HPAs here

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* Bachelor of Engineering, a degree in engineering in the UK

[Home] [Contents] [Foreword] [Acknowledgement] [Introduction] [Before 1939] [1950's revival] [True fllights] [Jupiter] [Jupiter (cont)] [Other '70's planes] [The Gossamers and other planes] [Kremer Speed] [Other '80's planes] [Daedalus] [Up to date] [Tables] [Glossary] [References] [Index] [Using this site]