Various sections from the Newbury Manflier aircraft, which was powered by two men. Designed and constructed between 1975-1979 by H C N Goodhart
Two tubular bicycle frames each with cyclist's saddle, sprockets, pedals and light weight chain for the Newbury Manflier manpowered aircraft
Two propellers made from balsa wood with a duralumin tube reinforcemet extending from tip to tip and covered in silver paper. Each propeller being driven independently by a chain drive and bicycle sprocket. From the Newbury Manflier manpowered aircraft
Two tailplanes, one with part of the tailboom still attached. Constructed from balsa wood and expanded polystyrene and covered with a Melinex membrane. For the Newbury Manflier manpowered aircraft
Section of tailboom from the Newbury Manflier manpowered aircraft. Constructed from balsa wood and expanded polystyrene in a box shaped corss-section and covered in a Melinex membrane
Two sections of outer wings showing the root and tip aerofoil cross-sections made from balsa wood and expanded polystyrene. Bonded to a tubular plywood spar with pine booms and expanded polystyrene shear web, the whole having a Melinex covering
Section of inner wing showing constant section aerofoil and of same construction as part 5
Various fairings for the Newbury Manflier manpowered aircraft. Constructed from balsa wood and expanded polystyrene
A VHS videotape produced by the BBC showing the of construction of the Newbury Manflier manpowered aircraft and the final flight trials, in which the machine flew some 400 yards.
