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Header: Grab Bag Trivia

The Gossamer Condor was the first Human Powered Aircraft, or HPA, to fly across the English Channel. The Condor has a wingspan one third the length of a football field yet only weighs 70 lbs., about the weight of a child! That's because it's made of a thin but strong material called mylar.