Human-Powered Helicopters: Straight Up Difficult by NPR

A team of students at The University of Maryland have crafted a human-powered helicopter in the hopes of snagging the $250,000 Sikorsky Prize. Their challenge sounds deceptively simple: hover for a minute, reach a height of 10 feet, and stay within a 32-foot box. 

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    Hasta yo me emocione!!!!
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    The coolest
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    Crazy how big that thing is! Also, didn’t know NPR had a Vimeo Channel, followed! :D
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    tether that sucker in the meanwhile
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    Get Chris Hoy on this thing...you’ll be flying (pardon the pun)
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