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On Jul 12, 2013, at 11:36 AM, Benz Hogs <benz-n-h...@gulseth.net> wrote: > That's pretty sweet from a cyclist point of view. They're using some pretty > expensive technology in the cockpit, around $3,000 worth of carbon fiber from > Cervelo and others. Nice. > > Luther KB5QHU Forest Park, IL > '98 ML320 "Max" (168,xxx mi) > > On 7/11/2013 10:21 PM, OK Don 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 > > _______________________________________ > 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
