1951 Grumman Albatross Flying Boat Surfing

Operação de resgate de um Grumman Albatross por uma emergência

Grumman Albatross with a sneaky Spitfire at the end

GIANT RC Grumman HU-16 ALBATROSS Flying Boat (1:6.5 scale, 4.8m wingspan, twin 62cc Zenaoh engines)

The albatross is inspiring tomorrow’s aircraft wings

This video from 1980 shows the Gossamer Albatross rolling out and taking off from Edwards Air Force Base in California’s Mojave Desert. The Gossamer Albatross II was involved in slow-speed flight tests at the Dryden Flight Research Center (now Armstrong) at Edwards, CA in the spring of 1980. The original Gossamer Albatross is best known for completing the first completely human-powered flight across the English Channel on June 12, 1979. Dr. Paul MacCready was later awarded the most prestigious p