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Canadian Team Wins AHS Sikorsky Prize for Human-Powered Helicopter
« on: July 15, 2013, 09:21:48 am »


AeroVelo, a team from the University of Toronto, has been awarded the 33-year old AHS Sikorsky Prize for Human-Powered Helicopter flight.

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Re: Canadian Team Wins AHS Sikorsky Prize for Human-Powered Helicopter
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2013, 02:53:11 pm »
That is awesome! Completely ridiculous and useless, but still awesome!

It reminds me of those guys that built that flapping-wing bird-plane thing. That was also super cool!
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Re: Canadian Team Wins AHS Sikorsky Prize for Human-Powered Helicopter
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2013, 03:21:51 pm »
The prize
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Re: Canadian Team Wins AHS Sikorsky Prize for Human-Powered Helicopter
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2013, 04:07:46 pm »
Quote from: HeliDriver on July 16, 2013, 02:53:11 pm
That is awesome! Completely ridiculous and useless, but still awesome!

It reminds me of those guys that built that flapping-wing bird-plane thing. That was also super cool!

It's the same group of people!
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Re: Canadian Team Wins AHS Sikorsky Prize for Human-Powered Helicopter
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2013, 04:47:23 pm »
^^ well, that makes sense. I wonder what they're working on next?
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Re: Canadian Team Wins AHS Sikorsky Prize for Human-Powered Helicopter
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2013, 09:53:48 pm »
I saw coverage of of this...way to go team Canada.  :thumbup:  That...helicopter was enormous and I think weighed under 200lbs.

Nice to see a human ingenuity story.
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Re: Canadian Team Wins AHS Sikorsky Prize for Human-Powered Helicopter
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2013, 06:59:21 am »
Quote from: HeliDriver on July 16, 2013, 04:47:23 pm
^^ well, that makes sense. I wonder what they're working on next?

I'm guessing, right now, they are taking a well earned break to bask in their accomplishment.
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