Dutch Teen Builds Pedal-Powered Plane From Balsa Wood
The plane is also made from polyurethane and a rip-resistant foil. After he started researching pedal powered planes like the Gossamer Condor and the Gossamer Albatross he build his own plane without a model. (The Albatross was the first pedal powered plane to cross the English Channel.) This makes the fact that his first trip on the plane was a mere 45 feet long and 15 feet into the air less of a downer.
