10/11/2001
10/11/2001
Landmark information
- Location:
Entrance to Shafter Airport, Lerdo Hwy, 5 mi E Shafter - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
10/7/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
10/11/2001 - GPS Coordinates:
N 35 30.008, W 119 10.899
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Site of Gossamer Condor Flight
This plaque at Shafter Airport commemorates the world's first man-powered flight to complete the Kremer Circuit, August 23, 1977. The Circuit, a figure eight around two pylons one-half mile apart, was completed in six minutes, twenty-two seconds. The plane was designed by Dr. Paul MacCready, Jr. and flown by Bryan Allen. A cash prize of 50,000 pounds was awarded by the Royal Aeronautical Society, London, England.