Human-Powered Helicopter Attempts Prize-Winning Flight Today http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

The Gamera II team from the University of Maryland is wrapping up their February with a dedicated effort to finally win the Sikorsky Human-Powered Helicopter prize. The group of student engineers spent much of yesterday testing, tuning and fixing their four rotor helicopter in an effort to complete the requirements which include flying for at least 60 seconds and achieving a height of at least three meters (9.8 feet).



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