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- AeroVelo’s Human-Powered Helicopter May Be On Track to Win the $250,000 Sikorsky Prize Tue, 18 Jun 13, 1:35amThe Atlas helicopter, designed and built by Canadian team AeroVelo, might be the first human-powered helicopter to reach a height of three meters for at least 60 seconds—two key parameters for the $250,000 Sikorsky Prize...
- Gamera II Helicopter Breaks World Altitude Record for Human-Powered Aircraft! Fri, 31 Aug 12, 3:40amEarlier this month we reported that a group of students from the University of Maryland broke the national record for the longest human-powered flight while simultaneously setting the world record for the longest human-powered...
- University of Maryland Team Sets New Human-Powered Helicopter Flight Time Record! Tue, 26 Jun 12, 7:10amA team of 40 researchers and students at the University of Maryland’s Department of Aerospace Engineering set a new world record for a flight time set by a human-powered helicopter...
- Human-Powered Gamera Helicopter Breaks World Record! Wed, 10 Aug 11, 8:41amBack in May we introduced you to a group of students from the University of Maryland who designed an amazing human-powered helicopter call the Gamera. The team’s ultimate goal is to win the $250,000 Sikorsky Prize,...
- Human-Powered Helicopter Gears Up for Record-Breaking First Flight This Week Tue, 10 May 11, 4:25amA team of students from the University of Maryland has created an incredible pedal-powered helicopter in an attempt to win the $250,000 Sikorsky Prize this Wednesday...