Comments on: Human-powered helicopter breaks world record

By: artinvent

artinvent — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:54:00 +0000

If this thing wins the prize, well it wins. But maybe the prize for a true human helicopter should be for something vaguely practical more like the Kremer Prize. The Gossamer Condor actually flew outside and went somewhere. The Gossamer Albatross flew across the English Channel. Now that, friends, is flying.

This thing is interesting, and an engineering achievement of some kind I will admit. But it barely gets of the ground, in a gym. I don’t really see how this would really qualify as ‘flying’ in anyone’s understanding of that term. More like a tenuous form of levitation.

By: Abhi

Abhi — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:09:00 +0000

no, sir.

they are innovators.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:25:00 +0000

All they need to do is get a really good athlete or cyclist and they can smash that time

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:21:00 +0000

Gears, gears, gears! make a way to generate more power from the pilot, allocate power to some propellers more than others to steer.

By: Digital Dementia

Digital Dementia — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:01:00 +0000

Can you imagine trying to fly this ridiculous contraption to work? It would take up 4 lanes on the road and about 12 spaces in the parking lot! LOL!

By: Chris Burns

Chris Burns — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:00:00 +0000

They’re students, so: no.

By: micrappoogle

micrappoogle — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:55:00 +0000

People with nothing to do and lots of money.

By: john

john — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:40:00 +0000

cool