The Flight of the Gossamer Condor
1978, English. Directed by Ben Shedd.
The Flight of the Gossamer Condor tells the inspiring true story of history's first successful human-powered flight. Renowned inventor Dr. Paul MacCready and his team were filmed creating the world-famous pedal-powered airplane as it happened. Producing this film, which documents the development of a man's dream into a scientific and historic achievement was, in itself, an extraordinary effort. There was an immense risk involved in making a commitment to film a scientist's effort at achieving something which had never done before successfully. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.
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- 0h 27m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 1 October 1978
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The Flight of the Gossamer Condor isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 1978. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Flight of the Gossamer Condor?
The Flight of the Gossamer Condor (1978) was directed by Ben Shedd.