September 2009
April. 2008
I have finished construction of the main frame and installing my transmission set-up. I also tested it for center of gravity with my alternate pilot, so far, things are working out as planned.
pilot center of gravity test
Feb. 2008
I have renewed building the helicopter and I am planning on making the heli flight worthy and enter the contest this year ('08). I have sent in my application form to the American Helicopter Society and have made decisions as to final power transmission and rotor design and will be working daily to get this done. I will keep track of my progress and post it as I go along on my Blog page.
(2019. Note: This contest was won in 2013 by Aerovelo http://www.aerovelo.com/atlas-helicopter
I'm keeping this page up for historical reference.)
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An artistic rendition I did using Bryce 3D
Leonardo Da Vinci's original helicopter concept
A nicely rendered version of Da Vinci's Helicopter
American
Helcopter SocietyLinks - Other Competitors
University British Columbia - The Thunderbird Project
University of Michigan - The Phoenix Project
California Polytechnic Institute - Leonardo Series
College of Science & Technology Nihon Univ - YURI (incomplete link)
Links - Misc.
International Human Powered Vehicle Assoc,
