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Up, up and away: Gamera II team takes human-powered helicopter to new heights

Up, up and away: Gamera II team takes human-powered helicopter to new heights:
The Gamera II team have broken the 60-second flight barrier and reached an altitude of ove...
The Gamera II team at the A. James Clark School of Engineering has certainly been keeping officials at the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) very busy this year. Kyle Gluesenkamp from the school's mechanical engineering department pedaled and cranked his way into the record books in June with a new official national record for human-powered helicopter flight with a time of 49.9 seconds, and now that too has been smashed. A new venue, and some vital modifications to the huge craft has resulted in the magic Sikorsky Prize 60-second barrier being surpassed for the very first time. Not only that, but Gamera II has also been taken up beyond eight feet before a serious crash landing put a stop to more record attempts... Continue Reading Up, up and away: Gamera II team takes human-powered helicopter to new heights

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