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Maryland Student Hovers 8 Feet High in Human-Powered Helicopter, Smashing Previous Records

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That is cool. Nice workout too.



Seems like it must be a PITA trying to operate flight controls when both hand and feet are busy pedaling.:S
"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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That is cool. Nice workout too.



Seems like it must be a PITA trying to operate flight controls when both hand and feet are busy pedaling.:S


WELL! seems to me that the 3-d gyros being used on model helicopters could solve that problem for the expenditure of just a few grams in mass. If no batteries are allowed, a tiny generator could be used to supply the electrical power needs without adding much at all to the total effort needed to pedal the thing.
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