To come up with such an amazing design is an act of sheer genius by a team of 21st century Leonardos..
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 11:21 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > FYI -- > > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57593417-1/human-powered-helicopter-finally-takes-sikorsky-prize/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title > > Since 1980, the American Helicopter Society has offered the Sikorsky > Prize< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_I._Sikorsky_Human_Powered_Helicopter_Competition > >: > a $250,000 reward for a functional, human-powered helicopter. > > To win the prize, the helicopter must remain airborne for 60 seconds, with > an altitude of 3 meters (a little less than 10 feet) to be reached at some > point during those 60 seconds. It must also remain within a horizontal area > no larger than 10x10 meters. > > Last year, it looked like the University of Maryland's Gamera II was > gearing > up to take the prize< > http://www.cnet.com.au/human-powered-helicoper-breaks-record-339340335.htm > >, > but two Canadians have scooped it up from right under Gamera II's nose. > > Cameron Robertson and Todd Reichert of the University of Toronto's Vehicle > Design Team and AeroVelo hit up Kickstarter last > year< > http://news.cnet.com/human-powered-helicopter-gets-off-the-ground/8301-17938_105-20063675-1.html > >to > fund a vehicle called the Atlas. Consisting of four rotors connected > by > a massive frame, the helicopter is powered by a modified bicycle slung from > the middle. > > Robertson and Reichert had hired a stadium for five days of test flights. > The successful flight didn't occur until the very last day. Reichert, > piloting the Atlas, remained airborne for 64.11 seconds and reached a top > height of 3.33 meters within a 9.8-meter square. > > "In 18 months, this passionate team went from preliminary design to > achieving what many considered impossible; taking down one of the most > daunting aviation feats of the past century," the team said on its Web > page< > http://www.aerovelo.com/2013/07/11/aerovelo-officially-awarded-ahs-sikorsky-prize/ > > > . > > Video at : > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57593417-1/human-powered-helicopter-finally-takes-sikorsky-prize/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title > > > > -- > OK Don > 2013 F150, 19 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 45 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
