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The Sikorsky Human-Powered Helicopter Prize: One of the Last Great Aviation Firsts

Dr. Todd Reichert | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Aeronautics, Human-Powered-Helicopter, Aerodynamics, Aerospace, Human Powered Vehicle, Aircraft Carrier, Sikorsky Prize, Science News
Dr. Todd Reichert

The problem, of course, is that the human body can produce, at best, about 1 horsepower for a one-minute flight. This is about half the power that it takes to run a good hair dryer! Is it even possible to build a helicopter that can lift so much weight on so little power?

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Seven-Person Bike Used as Schoolbus and to Fight Obesity (VIDEO)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Sustainable Transportation, Green News, Obesity, People Powered Vehicles, Human Powered Vehicle, Conference Bike, Tandem Bicycle, Let's Move, Alternative Transportation, Anti-Obesity Tool, Michelle Obama, Fitness, Car-Free Cities, Weight Loss, Group Bike, Conference Bicycle, Human-Powered School Bus, Hpv, Group Bicycle, Multi-Person Bicycle, Green News
Kirsten Dirksen

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Velomobile Burns Calories Not Gas, Secure Like a Car (VIDEO)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Recumbent Bicycle, Bicycle Car, Stephen Mosca, Backyard Chickens, Minicar, Green News, Fitness, Tricycle, Velomobile, Weight Loss, Maywood, Under Cover Cycling, Bike, Hpv, New Jersey, Human Powered Vehicle, Green News
Kirsten Dirksen

The smallest car-looking vehicle on the streets of New Jersey.

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