Re: Re: Human powered helicopter

From: Jake Palmer <82.jake_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:57:58 -0700

One of the comments on YouTube claimed it was fake because the props were
turning too slow. Clearly he's never seen indoor free flight. Considering
the size of those rotors I would imagine each one creates quite a bit of
thrust even at very low RPM.


On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 12:51 PM, John Kagan <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

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> It *is* Indoor :)
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> This is huge - thanks for the link. I watched Gamera online a while back.
> Quite interesting to see that another team skunked them.
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> It looks like the pilot/engine could steer slightly by leaning.
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Jake Palmer <82.jake_at_...>
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> > This is pretty amazing. It reminds me of indoor with the huge built up
> > props turning very slowly.
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> http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/11/4514812/human-powered-helicopter-atlas-wins-sikorsky-prize
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