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[NSR] After 33 years, Sikorsky prize FINALLY won.
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For the first time since its introduction in 1980, the $250,000 Sikorsky Prize for a human-powered helicopter flight has actually been awarded.
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To win the prize, the helicopter must remain airborne for 60 seconds, with an altitude of 3 meters (a little less than 10 feet) to be reached at some point during those 60 seconds. It must also remain within a horizontal area no larger than 10x10 meters.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57593417-1/human-powered-helicopter-finally-takes-sikorsky-prize

Followed this off and on for a while now. Incredible.
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Too cool.
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awesome, thanks for posting.
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Fabulous.

Though I guess I won't be flying one of these to work any time soon.
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Very cool! Very DaVinci-like contraption.....
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An elegant solution to a longstanding problem. Practicality doesn't matter. These folks earned that prize fair and square.
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Stuff like this really amazes me, and makes me feel like a waste of an engineering degree. Laughing emoticon

33 years! Incredible accomplishment. Especially for Canadians!
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