Greek Birdman

Greek Birdman

You probably remember the story of Daedalus, who made wings of feathers for himself and his son, Icarus, to escape Minos, King of Crete. A young Greek, Kanellos Kanellopoulos, recently repeated this journey in a flying machine called 'Daedalus'. His flight path was from Crete to Santorini, a distance of 119 kilometers. Kanellos, a cyclist champion didn't use wax and feathers, but power from pedals to drive his machine. He was in the seat of the pilot for 3 hours and 5 minutes. His machine was made of carbon fiber weighed 31 kilos and its wings measured 34 meters. Icarus, in the old story, flew too close to the sun. The wax that held his wings melted, so he crashed into the sea. Kanellos, however, kept 3 to 4 meters above the water and had a good wind from the south. He broke the record for human-powered flight previously set up by Bryan Allen, who 'cycled' 35.8 km across the English Channel.

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