On June 13th, 2013, the AeroVelo Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter captured the long standing AHS Sikorsky Prize with a flight lasting 64.1 seconds and reaching an altitude of 3.3 metres. The goal of the competition: hover for 60 seconds, reach a height of 3 meters, and stay within a 10m x 10m area.
Tag: Helicopter
Texting while flying is dangerous, if you didn’t already know that -[Article]
An investigation into the crash of a Eurocopter AS350 B2 helicopter run by LifeNet says texting was one of the factors responsible.
“An examination of cell phone records showed that the pilot had made and received multiple personal calls and text messages throughout the afternoon while the helicopter was being inspected and prepared for flight, during the flight to the first hospital, while he was on the helipad at the hospital making mission-critical decisions about continuing or delaying the flight due to the [low] fuel situation, and during the accident flight.” The pilot violated company policy by texting while airborne,
Helicopter Lift, Golden Gate Bridge [Video]
I was mesmerized with this video of a Sikorsky S-58T helicopter removing & installating a microwave repeater radio from atop the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Watch the remarkable skills & courage of people doing their jobs, trusting in the engineering prowess that makes such things possible.
Human Powered Helicopter
The Sikorsky Prize from the American Helicopter Society has promised $250,000 to anyone that build’s a human-powered helicopter that can “hover for a minute, reach a height of 3 meters (about 10 feet), and stay in a 10-meter box.” No one has claimed this prize in 30 years. And not for a lack of trying.
But students at the University of Maryland, Team Gamera HPH, are now closer than most to reaching this goal. Watch the video above and read more about them on NPR.