Two human-powered helicopter teams fly in one week

by Laura Domela

The world of human-powered helicopters is getting competitive. Over the past month, twice as many pedal-propelled machines have undergone testing compared to years past, with a team from Canada (pictured above) joining the University of Maryland in the quest for the Sikorsky Prize.

We’ve been following the University of Maryland’s Gamera as the team has steadily been increasing the performance of their quad-copter. The team from Canada includes a group of engineers and students with experience in human-powered vehicles who turned to Kickstarter, raising more than $30,000 to help fund their latest project, the Atlas.

The two teams simultaneously flight testing are only the fourth and fifth groups to successfully achieve human-powered helicopter flight of any kind.
via Wired

Photo: AeroVelo

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