beach. The flight ended in the water (7 meters from Perissa Beach on Santorini, according to the official record), when increasing gusty winds caused a torsional failure of the tail boom. Lacking control, the airplane then pitched nose-up, and another gust caused a failure of the main wing spar. The pilot swam to shore. The pilot used a hydration drink during flight. This feat was equivalent to two back-to-back marathons. Notes References Dorsey, Gary (1990). The Fullness of Wings: The Making Of A New Daedalus'' NASA's page about Daedalus New York Times: Daedalus Flies From Myth Into Reality FAI human powered flight world records Daedalus drawing: TIF, PDF Light Eagle (Daedalus prototype): TIF , PDF "Aurora Flies Large Solar-Powered Aircraft" Further reading Aircraft first flown in 1988 Human-powered aircraft 1980s United States experimental aircraft Aurora Flight Sciences aircraft High-wing aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft