Gerhardt Cycleplane
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The Gerhardt Cycleplane has been called the world's first successful human-powered aircraft.Cornelisse, Diana G. Splendid Vision, Unswerving Purpose: Developing Air Power for the United States Air Force During the First Century of Powered Flight. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio: U.S. Air Force Publications, 2002. {{ISBN|0-16-067599-5}}. It was designed by Dr. William Frederick Gerhardt (January 31, 1896 – March 15, 1984), and assembled by the staff of the Flight Test Section at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio. It was flown in 1923.
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- [https://www.britishpathe.com/video/novel-cycleplane/query/cycleplane Newsreel footage] at British Pathe
Category:1920s United States experimental aircraft
Category:History of Dayton, Ohio
Category:Human-powered aircraft