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Re: Human Powered Helicopter
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Date: 
Sat, 7 Aug 2004 16:18:19 GMT
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message
news:I228rK.tty@lugnet.com...

THIS is cool.

http://batman.mech.ubc.ca/~hph/index2.html

I can't help but think those blades look disproportionatley large for the
size of guy who has to pedal the damn thing.  :)  But that's really awesome!

Love the counter rotating blades.  No tail-rotor!

    Iain



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  Re: Human Powered Helicopter
 
(...) Even though he only has to spin the rotors at 6.2 rpm and the total weight of all four blades is only 55.4kg, the sheer size of the “wing-span” is indeed daunting! (...) Ohh the co-axial rotors are just beyond sweet! I doubt I can sum it up (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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  Human Powered Helicopter
 
THIS is cool. (URL) (20 years ago, 7-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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