Proper pedal power!

[Mojoman]

A Canadian-built helicopter that is powered by a human riding a bicycle has become the first winner of a decades-old $250,000 (£165,000) engineering prize.

 

The American Helicopter Society had never given out its Igor Sikorsky Human-Powered Helicopter Award - initiated 33 years ago - until the team from the University of Toronto won it this week.

 

The challenge was to create a flying machine that would be able to reach a height of three metres, fly for 60 seconds by human power alone, and stay within a 10m by 10m radius.

 

The winning flight occured on June 13 but the prize was only awarded this week after a month of technical review.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10177731/Canadian-engineers-create-human-powered-helicopter.html