AeroVelo's Atlas joins Sikorsky race for human-powered helicopter flight
« Back to Article
The Atlas helicopter is the latest human-powered helicopter to compete for the Sikorsky Prize
The team is forced to disassembled the aircraft at the end of every day to free up the indoor soccer pitch
Work is carried out in the indoor soccer pitch where test flights are carried out
On August 28, 2012, Atlas took flight for the first time (for a total of "about 4 seconds")
Team Atlas makes running repairs
Team Atlas tests the pedaling mechanism
The barn where work on the Atlas is carried out
The efforts of Maryland University's Gamera II team in snaring the US$250,000 Sikorsky Prize for human-powered helicopter flight have garnered much attention (not least from Gizmag) in recent months, and with good reason. But the team is by no means alone in chasing down its sadistic requirements set by the American Helicopter Society in 1980. First tested in August, The Atlas helicopter, by human-powered vehicle specialists AeroVelo, is the latest machine to enter the fray, and has already flown successfully, becoming only the fourth human-powered helicopter to do so.
« Back to AeroVelo's Atlas joins Sikorsky race for human-powered helicopter flight
Other Images from this Gallery
Related Articles
-
Gamera II human-powered helicopter flight record confirmed by NAA
10th August, 2012
-
Gamera II team smashes previous best human-powered helicopter flight time
25th June, 2012
-
Maryland team readies Gamera II for next human-powered helicopter record
15th June, 2012
-
Human-powered Gamera helicopter hovers its way into the record books
19th August, 2011
-
Up, up and away: Gamera II team takes human-powered helicopter to new heights
4th September, 2012
-
Human powered helicopter grounded
21st January, 2004
