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The aircraft, piloted by amateur cyclist and hang-glider pilot Bryan Allen, won the first Kremer prize on August 23, 1977 by completing a figure-eight course specified by the Royal Aeronautical Society, at Minter Field in Shafter, California. It was capable of taking off under human power. The aircraft is preserved at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Specifications: Length: 30 ft (9.14 m) Wingspan: 96 ft (29.25 m) Height: 18 ft (5.49 m) Empty weight: 70 lb (31.75 kg) Wiki    "Flight of the Gossamer Condor", Ben Shedd's 1978 documentary of the construction and flight of the plane, won an Academy Award for best documentary, short subject. This excerpt is on view at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum.

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