Tells the story of Dr Paul MacCready’s and Bryan Allen’s attempt to design and fly a man-powered aircraft over the English Channel. Narrated by Hal Holbrook.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015224
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - Design and construction
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Flight - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ultralight aircraft
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)