Sci-Tech: AeroVelo wins Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition

The American Helicopter Society has judged that the University of Toronto AeroVelo team has won the AHS International’s Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition. The competition awards a prize of $250,000.00 pledged by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. for the first successful controlled flight of a human-powered helicopter: AeroVelo Officially Awarded AHS Sikorsky Prize! – AeroVelo

Great news! The American Helicopter Society has officially declared AeroVelo winner of the Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition. After a thorough and rigorous independent analysis of the flight data of June 13th 2013 12:43 EDT, the AHS Human-Powered Helicopter Committee concluded that indeed Atlas’ epic flight 1) exceeded 60 seconds duration, 2) exceeded 3m in height, and 3) remained within a 10m x 10m box.

Here’s a video of highlights of the flight: