Human-powered helicopter
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A human-powered helicopter is a helicopter powered solely by one or more humans carried on board. As in other human-powered aircraft, the power is usually generated by pedalling. It remains a consider
AeroVelo's Atlas human-powered helicopter shortly after its first flight
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The Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition was established in 1980 by the American Helicopter Society International. The award, the AHS Sikorsky Prize, was given for the first human pow
Human-powered helicopter
…flight that lasted 64 seconds and reached an altitude of 3.3 meters or 10.82 feet, thus winning the American Helicopter Society (AHS) International's Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition. The American Helicopter Society (AHS) International's Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition was a competition to achieve the first…
AHS International announced AeroVelo as the winner of its Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition on July 11, 2013. Left to right: Cameron Robertson and Todd Reichert, AeroVelo; Mark Miller, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp; Mike Hirschberg, AHS International.
AHS Sikorsky Prize-winning flight of AeroVelo's "Atlas" human-powered helicopter