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1. thegreatrace2022.com › dt_team › janice-brownJanice Brown – The Great HPA Race

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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.

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     Janice Brown and the MacCready Solar Challenger (May 20, 1981)

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3. airandspace.si.edu › stories › editorialFirst Public Demonstration Of Solar-Powered Gossamer Penguin

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   Aug 7, 2010 · On August 7, 1980, Janice Brown flew the Penguin almost 3.5 km (two miles) that day in 14 minutes, 21 seconds. This was the first sustained flight of a solar-powered aircraft and the longest Penguin flight since development had started on the aircraft two years earlier.

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   Mar 27, 2024 · 11. 216 views 1 day ago SocialFlight Live! Celebrating the Inspiring Voices of Aviation. On August 7, 1980, Janice Brown piloted the solar-powered Gossamer Penguin for 14 minutes and 21...

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6. www.nytimes.com › 1981/05/20 › usSOLAR-POWERED PLANE SET A ALTITUDE RECORD IN A COAST TEST ...

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   May 20, 1981 · Janice Brown, a test pilot, flew a solar-powered airplane to a record 14,300 feet yesterday in preparation for a Paris-to-London flight next month.

7. www.youtube.com › watchJanice Brown and the MacCready Solar Challenger ... - YouTube

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   © 2024 Google LLC. Report by Larry Rice on Solar Challenger, the world's first solar airplane. Describes planned flight from Paris to the United Kingdom piloted by Stephen Ptac...

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   How long did it take Janice Brown to fly a penguin?

   • On August 7, 1980, Janice Brown flew the Penguin almost 3.5 km (two miles) that day in 14 minutes, 21 seconds. This was the first sustained flight of a solar-powered aircraft and the longest Penguin flight since development had started on the aircraft two years earlier.

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   When did Janice Brown fly the Gossamer Penguin?

   • 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.

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   Who is Janice Brown?

   • Dr. Janice (Wes) Brown specializes in the treatment of infectious complications that occur in patients who are receiving cancer treatments or are undergoing transplantation of solid organs or hematopoietic cells. She has been a member of the Blood and Marrow Transplantation faculty for more than twenty years and co-founded the Immunocompromis...

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   How did Janice fly the Penguin?

   • This 1979 photo shows Janice flying the Penguin using a combination of solar and battery power: A team led by Paul MacCready had built the Penguin to back up the MacCready Gossamer Albatross, which became the first human-powered aircraft to fly across the English Channel in 1979.

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MacCready_Gossamer_PenguinMacCready Gossamer Penguin - Wikipedia

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   The official pilot for the project was Janice Brown, a charter pilot with commercial, instrument, and glider ratings who weighed slightly less than 100 lb (45 kg). She flew the Penguin approximately 40 times before a 1.95-mile (3.14 km) public demonstration flight at NASA 's Dryden Flight Research Center on August 7, 1980.

10. vault.si.com › vault › 1981/02/16ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN FLY FOREVER - Sports Illustrated Vault

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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,...