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Submission + - Human-Powered Helicopter Team set to Claim $250k Sikorsky Prize (wsj.com)

Submitted by daltec on Friday April 26, 2013 @09:51AM

daltec writes: The $250,000 American Helicopter Society Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition prize, unclaimed since 1980, is now closer than ever to being won. With flights up to ten feet in altitude and lasting over 65 seconds, the prize's strict requirements (thought by many to be impossible to satisfy) have all been met — but not on the same flight. Two teams — AeroVelo in Canada and Gamera II at the University of Maryland — are tantalizingly close to claiming the prize. The Gamera team will be making its latest attempt this weekend.

Submission + - Human-Powered Helicopter Team Sets New Records for Altitude and Flight Duration (sacbee.com)

Submitted by daltec on Saturday September 01, 2012 @11:47AM

daltec writes: The $250,000 American Helicopter Society Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition prize, unclaimed since 1980, is now within Gamera II’s reach. On Thursday, the University of Maryland’s Clark School of Engineering team unofficially satisfied two of the three American Helicopter Society Sikorsky Prize requirements. The giant craft flew for 65 seconds, stayed within a 10 square meter area and hovered at two feet of altitude. New unofficial U.S. and world flight duration records were also set. The team expects to make their next attempt Saturday.

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