Speed with Guy Martin
Human-Powered Aircraft
Season 1 Episode 3 of 4
Speed freak Guy Martin embarks on a mission to fly using muscle power alone, by building the world's fastest human-powered aircraft. He heads to Southampton University where, in 1961, Derek Piggot became the first man to fly under his own power. Guy teams up with a group of engineers from the same university to build a plane that Guy will ride like a bicycle - will he manage to fly into the record books?
Speed with Guy Martin airs on U&Yesterday at 3:00 PM, Sunday 17 November. (Subtitles.)
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General
Guy Martin
Contributor
James Woodroffe
Executive Producer
Ewan Keil
Director