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. . 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.
Its only successful human-powered takeoff went with the craft rising above the ground.
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External links Newsreel footage at British Pathe