[hpv] HPA trifecta

[Charlie Buchalter]

The Gossamer Condor "B" backup plane is hanging in the Museum Of Flight in
Seattle, complete with a mannequin inside.

Happy holidays to all!
Charlie Buchalter
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: hpv [mailto:hpv-bounces at hupi.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Wills
> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 9:40 PM
> To: hpv at hupi.org
> Subject: [hpv] HPA trifecta
> 
> I was in Washington D.C. last weekend to visit my wife, who just
> started a new career as a patent examiner. Since she's working full
> time (no time off yet), I looked around the Smithsonian, among other
> places. In the process, I visited a collection of significant human-
> powered airplanes.
> 
> The Gossamer Condor is at the Air & Space Museum on the Mall:
> http://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-
> learn/multimedia/detail.cfm?id=939
> It's looking a little worn and wrinkled and in need of a good dusting.
> 
> The Gossamer Albatross is at the Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport:
> http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19810428000
> It's in better shape, or perhaps the lighting hides the wrinkles
> better.
> 
> The Daedalus 87 is hanging at Dulles Airport, in Concourse B:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Daedalus_87_Dulles_Terminal_B.jpg
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_Daedalus
> The display is well done, with one wingtip within a few feet of the
> escalator.
> 
> 
> Jeff Wills
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> and the Recumbent Retreat
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