June 22, 2012
Human-Powered Helicopter Team Goes for Record
A team of student engineers from the University of Maryland are attempting to keep their pedal-powered helicopter, Gamera II, off the ground for at least 60 seconds — which would set a new world record.
Watch live streaming of the trials on Friday morning, or follow their progress on Twitter.
Here’s video of a (40-second) flight earlier this week.
[...] Maryland team…hoevering for 40 seconds…they are going for 60 seconds and a record on Friday… Human-Powered Helicopter Team Goes for Record | The Daily Planet Note the four rotors each 42 ft diameter…that's a total swept area of ~5,700 ft^2…a 160 ft [...]
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