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October 17, 2012 01:40 pm PDT
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Contest to build a human-powered helicopter
Since 1980, hundreds of young engineers have entered the Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition. Nobody has won the grand prize of $250,000 for demonstrating "a one minute hovering time, a momentary achievement of 3 meters altitude, and controlling the vehicle within a constrained box -- all in the same flight." But damn, they're [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/ohFAks2V734/contest-to-build-a-human-power.html
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