Jul 15, 2013
Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter - AHS Sikorsky Prize Flight
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Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter - AHS Sikorsky Prize Flight
Human-Powered Helicopters: Straight Up Difficult
Read the full story here: npr.org/2012/10/14/160670295/flight-club-human-powered-helicopter
Explore the history of human flight here: npr.org/2012/10/12/159773795/timeline-the-history-of-human-powered-flight
It's difficult to build a working four-rotor helicopter that spans 100 feet and only weighs 80 pounds. It's even harder when your engine is a 0.7-horsepower person. But one team of engineering students is trying to do just that.
Gamera II HPH Altitude Record 8 ft (2.5m) 08/28/2012
Team Gamera is back and flight testing their modified version of Gamera II Human Powered Helicopter at the PG Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, MD
Gamera II HPH World Record Flight: 50 Seconds