Daedalus 87 - Dulles, VA - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

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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 the Daedalus 88.

Daedalus 87 is now on display above the tram stop for Terminal B at Dulles Airport outside Washington, DC.

A video walk-around of Daedalus 87 at Dulles can be seen on Youtube.

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): MIT Aeronautics / Daedalus Tail Number: (S/N): (none) 87 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Terminal B at Dulles Airport outside Washington, DC inside / outside: inside Other Information:: The MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics Department's Daedalus was a human-powered aircraft that, on 23 April 1988, flew a distance of 71.5 mi (115.11 km) in 3 hours, 54 minutes, from Iraklion on the island of Crete to the island of Santorini. The flight holds official FAI world records for distance and duration for human-powered aircraft. The craft was named after the mythological inventor of aviation, Daedalus. Access restrictions: Not listed

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