Human powered vehicle

A human powered vehicle (HPV) is a vehicle powered solely by human muscular effort. The most common HPVs are rowing boats, canoes and bicycles, but many other kinds of vehicles can employ human power, including submarines, aircraft, hydrofoils, hovercraft and kinetic sculpture vehicles.

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Vehicle - Human - Muscular - Rowing - Boat - Canoe - Bicycle - Submarine - Aircraft - Hydrofoil - Hovercraft - Kinetic sculpture

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Human powered aircraft must be capable of powered takeoffs: this excludes gliders. Perhaps the most well-known human powered plane is the Gossamer Albatross, which flew across the English Channel in 1979.

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Glider - Gossamer Albatross - English Channel - 1979

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Recumbent bicycles are the fastest human powered vehicles: as of 2004, Sam Whittingham holds the record, having cycled for 200 m at 81.00 mph (130.36 km/h).

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Recumbent bicycle - As of 2004 - Sam Whittingham

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