MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics Department Daedalus 87, NONE / None, Private
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Registration: NONE
Construction Number: None
Model MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics Department Daedalus 87
Operator: Private
Airport: Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia
Photographer: Erik Frikke
Date Taken: 29/05/2014
Date Submitted: 28/11/2014
A human powered aircraft. Daedalus 87 was the first of the two Daedalus airplanes constructed, and was flight tested extensively at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in California. During flight testing, Daedalus 87 was damaged in a crash caused by spiral divergence, with the rudder not able to supply enough control authority to recover from a disturbance-initiated right turn. The aircraft suffered damage to the right wing, fuselage, and propeller. Daedalus 87 was repaired and returned to service to act as a backup airplane to Daedalus 88. Now on display in Terminal B at KIAD.
Picture ID:1476070