AVweb: Foot-Controlled Aircraft Nears Completion
'Impossible Airplane' marks a first in accessible general aviation design.
A team of engineers and volunteers is nearing completion of a one-of-a-kind aircraft designed from the ground up to be flown entirely without the use of arms. Dubbed “The Impossible Airplane,” the project was initiated by Jessica Cox, the first certificated pilot to fly using only her feet. Cox earned her Sport Pilot certificate in 2008 in a standard Ercoupe but found the aircraft limited in range and outreach capability. In 2020, her nonprofit, Rightfooted Foundation International (RFI), launched development of a fully foot-controlled aircraft capable of longer-distance flight.
