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Janice Brown Was the first woman to fly a solar powered aircraft, being a test pilot for Paul McCready’s solar powered aircraft Gossamer Penguin. Also was one of the selected pilots for Paul MacCready’s Solar Challenger which was the first solar powered aircraft to cross the English channel in 1981.
Aug 7, 2010 · On August 7, 1980, Janice Brown flew the solar-powered Gossamer Penguin in full view of a crowd gathered on the Edwards dry lakebed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in California. Janice flew the Penguin almost 3.5 km (two miles) that day in 14 minutes, 21 seconds.
The official project pilot was Janice Brown, a Bakersfield school teacher who weighed in at slightly under 100 pounds and was a charter pilot with commercial, instrument, and glider ratings.She checked out in the plane at Shafter and made about 40 flights under battery and solar power there.
Janice Brown, former schoolteacher from California in her early thirties, is planning to fly a small airplane from Paris to London someday this June. She expects to cover the 350-km distance in about six hours, without using a drop of fuel.
On August 7, 1980, Janice Brown flew the solar-powered Gossamer Penguin in full view of a crowd gathered on the Edwards dry lakebed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in California. Hear her amazing story...
Mar 27, 2024 · On August 7, 1980, Janice Brown piloted the solar-powered Gossamer Penguin for 14 minutes and 21 seconds over a distance of more than two miles at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in...
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Feb 16, 1981 · After circling the strip five times to gain altitude, the pilot of the Solar Challenger, a pert, petite schoolmarm named Janice Brown who holds commercial, instrument and glider ratings,...
