Dreams of Human-Powered Flight

The experimental Gerhardt Cycleplane made history in 1923, but today is best remembered as an iconic aviation failure. Most everyone has seen the film clip of a multi-winged airplane trundling toward the camera, with a couple of men supporting its flimsy-looking wings until the towering contraption suddenly collapses in a heap. The footage has become …

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