146:
The aircraft was built by Cook, with assistance from co-designer Moran, Chris
Tansley, Terry Aspinall, Bob Jelliff, Brian Pattenden, and others, with the primary airframe being completed by September 1977. Work on the aircraft continued till at least 1979, and was nearing completion when Cook lost
138:
In the capsule, the two-person crew would operate treadles in order to power a pusher propeller, which was to be positioned slightly below and behind the wing. The pilot would operate leg treadles, while the second crew member would use both arm and leg treadles. It was believed this arrangement
135:) fitted to the wing-tips would provide lateral and directional control. Pitch control would be by weight shift, with the crewed capsule, suspended beneath the wing, being moved back and forth.
450:
139:
would generate more power, with longer power strokes, than would be possible with a conventional pedal arrangement. Moran believed that the
455:
147:
use of the building that it was being housed in. That development prompted the end of the project, and the airframe was then scrapped.
320:
121:
430:
282:
251:
435:
128:
445:
460:
378:
259:
243:
102:
440:
32:
85:
was a
British two-seat human-powered tailless aircraft built by David Cook in the 1970s.
8:
267:
347:
Pickford, Dr Martin (September 1977). Worth, David (ed.). "Float Like A Butterfly ...".
351:. No. 33. Sydenham, London, UK: British Hang Gliding Association. pp. 18–19.
366:. No. 50. Taunton, Somerset, UK: British Hang Gliding Association. pp. 8–9.
316:
114:
313:
Flying from my mind: Innovative and record-breaking microlight and aircraft designs
412:
424:
101:
was designed by David Cook and Neil Moran, who at the time were employees at
362:
Thomas, Garth, ed. (March 1979). "The A.G.M. and who you'll be voting for".
94:
235:
124:
117:
407:
315:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword. pp. 30–32.
182:
132:
110:
106:
143:
would fly with the crew generating 0.8 hp (0.6 kW).
230:
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
422:
379:"A Brief History of Hang Gliding in Suffolk UK"
120:. The wing planform was made up of a central
16:1970s British two-seat human-powered aircraft
113:. The aircraft was a wire-braced high-wing
199:2-bladed, 11 ft (3.4 m) diameter
342:
340:
338:
336:
334:
332:
131:wing-tips. "Draggons" (upward deflecting
451:Twin-engined single-prop pusher aircraft
346:
370:
423:
361:
355:
329:
306:
304:
302:
300:
298:
214:12 mph (19 km/h, 10 kn)
376:
310:
456:1970s British experimental aircraft
295:
13:
14:
472:
401:
150:
383:Hang Gliding & Microlighting
283:List of Human-powered aircraft
1:
288:
88:
7:
224:
10:
477:
103:Richard Garrett & Sons
23:
193:90 lb (41 kg)
163:General characteristics
431:Human-powered aircraft
178:70 ft (21 m)
33:Human-powered aircraft
311:Cook, David (2007).
93:Intended to win the
63:not flown, scrapped
158:Flying from my mind
436:High-wing aircraft
408:David Cook Aviator
254:Gossamer Albatross
446:Tailless aircraft
377:Aspinall, Terry.
77:
76:
468:
461:Unflown aircraft
395:
394:
392:
390:
385:. Terry Aspinall
374:
368:
367:
359:
353:
352:
344:
327:
326:
308:
246:Newbury Manflier
207:
165:
70:
44:
36:Type of aircraft
21:
20:
476:
475:
471:
470:
469:
467:
466:
465:
441:Pusher aircraft
421:
420:
404:
399:
398:
388:
386:
375:
371:
360:
356:
345:
330:
323:
309:
296:
291:
262:Gossamer Condor
227:
203:
161:
153:
91:
68:
47:United Kingdom
43:National origin
42:
37:
17:
12:
11:
5:
474:
464:
463:
458:
453:
448:
443:
438:
433:
419:
418:
413:Photos of the
410:
403:
402:External links
400:
397:
396:
369:
354:
328:
321:
293:
292:
290:
287:
286:
285:
274:
273:
265:
257:
249:
241:
226:
223:
222:
221:
215:
201:
200:
194:
188:
179:
173:
152:
151:Specifications
149:
122:constant-chord
90:
87:
75:
74:
71:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
53:
49:
48:
45:
39:
38:
35:
30:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
473:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
428:
426:
417:
416:
411:
409:
406:
405:
384:
380:
373:
365:
358:
350:
343:
341:
339:
337:
335:
333:
324:
322:9781844155880
318:
314:
307:
305:
303:
301:
299:
294:
284:
281:
280:
279:
278:
277:Related lists
272:
271:
268:Southend MPG
266:
264:
263:
258:
256:
255:
250:
248:
247:
242:
240:
239:
234:
233:
232:
231:
219:
218:Lift-to-drag:
216:
213:
212:Cruise speed:
210:
209:
208:
206:
198:
195:
192:
191:Empty weight:
189:
187:Lissaman 7769
186:
184:
180:
177:
174:
171:
168:
167:
166:
164:
159:
157:
148:
144:
142:
136:
134:
130:
126:
123:
119:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
86:
84:
83:
72:
67:
66:
62:
59:
58:
54:
52:Manufacturer
51:
50:
46:
41:
40:
34:
31:
28:
27:
22:
19:
414:
387:. Retrieved
382:
372:
363:
357:
348:
312:
276:
275:
269:
261:
253:
245:
237:
229:
228:
217:
211:
204:
202:
196:
190:
181:
175:
169:
162:
160:
155:
154:
145:
140:
137:
98:
95:Kremer prize
92:
81:
80:
78:
69:Number built
18:
205:Performance
197:Propellers:
55:David Cook
425:Categories
289:References
260:MacCready
252:MacCready
125:swept wing
89:Background
244:Goodhart
176:Wingspan:
156:Data from
118:monoplane
389:25 March
225:See also
133:ailerons
129:anhedral
115:tailless
183:Airfoil
127:, with
111:Suffolk
107:Leiston
60:Status
24:Musfly
415:Musfly
364:Wings!
349:Wings!
319:
270:Mayfly
238:Toucan
141:Musfly
99:Musfly
97:, the
82:Musfly
170:Crew:
109:, in
105:, at
29:Role
391:2023
317:ISBN
236:HPA
220:26:1
79:The
427::
381:.
331:^
297:^
73:1
393:.
325:.
185::
172:2
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.