MIT Monarch B

MIT Monarch B
Side profile drawing of the MIT Monarch B
General information
TypeHuman-powered aircraft
National originUnited States
ManufacturerMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Designer
StatusOn display
Number built1
History
First flightApril 4, 1984
RetiredOctober 12, 1984
Developed fromMIT Monarch A
Developed intoMIT Light Eagle

The Monarch B was a human-powered aircraft, designed and built by graduates and undergraduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and won the £20,000 first prize for the Kremer World Speed Competition. It is a successor to the Monarch A HPA which preceded it.