The Flight of the Gossamer Condor
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The Flight of the Gossamer Condor is a 1978 short documentary film
directed by Ben Shedd
, about the development of the Gossamer Condor
, the first human-powered aircraft
. It won an Academy Award in 1979
for Documentary Short Subject
.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Ben Shedd
Ben Shedd
Ben Shedd has been a professional film and video director, producer, and writer since 1970. He has won an Academy Award.He earned a degree from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1973....
, about the development of the Gossamer Condor
Gossamer Condor
-See also:-Further reading:*Morton Grosser. Gossamer Odyssey: The Triumph of Human-Powered Flight. MBI Press, 2004; Dover Publications, Inc., 1991; Houghton Mifflin Co., 1981*Morton Grosser. On Gossamer Wings. York Custom Graphics, 1982...
, the first human-powered aircraft
Human-powered aircraft
A human-powered aircraft is an aircraft powered by direct human energy and the force of gravity; the thrust provided by the human may be the only source; however, a hang glider that is partially powered by pilot power is a human-powered aircraft where the flight path can be enhanced more than if...
. It won an Academy Award in 1979
51st Academy Awards
The 51st Academy Awards were presented April 9, 1979 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Johnny Carson....
for Documentary Short Subject
Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
This is a list of films by year that have received an Oscar together with the other nominations for best documentary short subject. Following the Academy's practice, the year listed for each film is the year of release: the awards are announced and presented early in the following year.-1940s:*1941...
.
Cast
- Bryan Allen - Himself - Final Pilot
- Paul B. MacCready - Himself (as Paul MacCready)
- Tyler MacCready - Himself
- Greg Miller - Himself
- Peter Lissaman (Engineer) - Himself
- Roger SteffensRoger SteffensRoger Steffens is a Brooklyn, New York born actor, author, lecturer, editor, reggae archivist, photographer, producer. Roger is perhaps best known for his reggae archives, in particular his archives of Bob Marley. Six rooms of his home in Los Angeles house his archives, which include the world's...
- Narrator (voice)