Bryan Lewis Allen (born October 13, 1952) is an American self-taughthang glider pilot and cyclist. He achieved fame when he piloted (and provided the human power for) the two aircraft that won the first twoKremer prizes for human-powered flight: theGossamer Condor (1977; the first human-powered aircraft that met the specified criteria of the first Kremer prize)[1] andGossamer Albatross (1979; the first human-powered aircraft to cross theEnglish Channel).[2][3] He later set world distance and duration records in a small pedal-powered blimp named"White Dwarf."[4]
^Wilkinson, Stephan (June–July 1986). "Who Is Bryan Allen?".Air and Space Magazine. Vol. 1, no. 2. Photos by James Sugar. p. 49-55.JSTORcommunity.31044268.
