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Aerovelo's Human-Powered Helicopter Wins $250,000 Sikorsky Prize

Posted by timothy on from the energetic-commute dept.

First time accepted submitter oritonic1 writes "Since 1980, several teams have tried (and failed) to build a human-powered helicopter that could win the elusive $250,000 Sikorsky prize. But a Canadian start-up, Aerovelo, has finally taken the crown with Atlas, a human-powered craft that managed to stay at least 10 feet in the air, for 60 seconds, within a 30'x30' area."

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  1. Re:Ground effect by lxs · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Who cares? It's human powered. It hovered. The thing looks like it's escaped from a Laudanum dream. Give the cyclist a stovepipe hat and a suit and reclaim steampunk from the dorks that think gluing a couple of gears on a USB stick is something to be proud of.

    Now go back to plane spotting and leave us alone with this awesome contraption.