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- AeroVelo Human-Powered Helicopter Wins Elusive $250,000 Sikorsky Prize! Fri, 12 Jul 13, 1:28amCanadian startup Aerovelo just won the elusive $250,000 Sikorsky Prize with their incredible human-powered helicopter called Atlas! The Sikorsky rules—which were developed when the competition was launched in 1980—are...
- 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...
- 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 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...