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Human-Powered Helicopters: Straight Up Difficult. 

It’s difficult to build a working four-rotor helicopter that spans 100 feet and only weighs 80 pounds. It’s even harder when your engine is a 0.7-horsepower person. But one team of engineering students is trying to do just that.

NPR short documentary with a full story available here

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    • #University of Maryland
    • #Sikorsky Prize
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