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June 26, 2013

Human powered helicopter competition is close (video)

by Larra Morris

Who will win the $250,000 Sikorsky human-powered helicopter competition: Gamera II (above), Upturn II, or Atlas? The prize has gone unclaimed since it was first offered in 1980. On June 13, AeroVelo tweeted that the Atlas had successfully met the competition’s conditions for a valid flight. The team has alerted the American Helicopter Society, but there’s been no official announcement yet.
via Boing Boing

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