Enthalpy Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Snowbird has been built by AeroVelo, a team of students at the university of Toronto The previous (young strong light wo-) man-powered one relied on ground effect to hover little above the ground. Toronto's team has obviously improved a lot, since their flies higher, not using the ground effect (winning as a consequence the Sikorsky prize, which had been proposed so long ago), and since the pilot doesn't even look exhausted.Fantastic achievement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimreepr Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D H Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 That's an ornithopter, not a helicopter, and it flew a couple of years ago. Here's the helicopter that won the Sikorsky prize: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdEarl Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 The helicopter flight is awesome, the ornithopter is nice but didn't appear to take off under his own power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enthalpy Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 Thanks for the corrected address! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now