Man-Powered Helicopter Finally Succeeds!

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After 33 years, someone has finally won the $250,000 Sikorsky prize for a functional human-powered helicopter. Todd Reichert and Cameron Robertson were able to build an enormous, human-powered helicopter they called, "Atlas." To win the prize, the helicopter needed to fly for 60 seconds, rise to an altitude of at least 3 meters, and remain within a horizontal area no bigger than 10 meters by 10 meters. They say, they did it for the pursuit of knowledge, more so than the cash prize.

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