SUMPAC

50°53′53″N 1°23′35″W / 50.89798°N 1.39292°W / 50.89798; -1.39292

SUMPAC
SUMPAC on display at the Solent Sky museum.
Role Human-powered aircraft
First flight 9 November 1961
Number built 1

The Southampton University Man Powered Aircraft (or SUMPAC) on 9 November 1961 became the first human-powered aeroplane to make an officially authenticated take-off and flight. It was designed and built by Southampton university students between 1960 and 1961 for an attempt at the Kremer prize, but it was never able to complete the 'figure-of-eight' course specified to claim the prize money.

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