The Gossamer Condor (wordly wise 10)

This __________ tale did not deter Paul MacCready, a pioneer in human-powered flight.

British engineering _________, Henry Kremer, offered a prize for the first human-powered flight.

He owned a boat-building company that had _________ debts totaling $90,000

He hoped to use the money to __________ his debt

He was also motivated by the challenge, as entering a contest is _________a plan for earning money.

To power the aircraft, Allen would have the ___________ task of pedaling with four times the amount of force needed to pedal a bicycle.

. The _________ in designing the aircraft was to make it as light as possible while retaining strength and rigidity

• contrain

• constraint

• contrains

• constraints

Mylar, a thin, light plastic, gave the aircraft a ________ lightness and fragility, inspiring its name, the Gossamer Condor

Allen made some preliminary flights and then, on August 23, 1977, made the official attempt. By 7:30 a.m. the wind was nothing more than a __________.

when the aircraft landed, ________ broke loose among the spectators.