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magnumpi Jul 11th 2013 3:12 am

Canadian Man Powered Helicopter
 
Looks like a Canadian team have won the 33 year old Sikorsky prize :@)


http://www.theprovince.com/touch/story.html?id=8645822

Should mean cheaper flights for all coming soon

Greenhill Jul 11th 2013 4:01 am

Re: Canadian Man Powered Helicopter
 


What happens if the wind blows :confused:

bats Jul 12th 2013 9:03 am

Re: Canadian Man Powered Helicopter
 

Originally Posted by magnumpi (Post 10795269)
Looks like a Canadian team have won the 33 year old Sikorsky prize :@)


http://www.theprovince.com/touch/story.html?id=8645822

Should mean cheaper flights for all coming soon

What happens if a nonCanadian man provides the power?

magnumpi Jul 12th 2013 9:26 am

Re: Canadian Man Powered Helicopter
 

Originally Posted by bats (Post 10797461)
What happens if a nonCanadian man provides the power?

It's Canadian made. Anyone can fly it. Students from UOT built it so it may be flown by an expat?

Siouxie Jul 12th 2013 9:46 am

Re: Canadian Man Powered Helicopter
 
Prizewinning flight...


magnumpi Jul 12th 2013 9:53 am

Re: Canadian Man Powered Helicopter
 

Originally Posted by siouxie (Post 10797519)

Amazing, more a quad copter tho than a heli

bats Jul 12th 2013 10:12 am

Re: Canadian Man Powered Helicopter
 

Originally Posted by magnumpi (Post 10797492)
It's Canadian made. Anyone can fly it. Students from UOT built it so it may be flown by an expat?

And some fell on stoney ground.


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