Human powered helicopter wins long standing prize

That really is pedal power: Canadian engineer flies human-powered helicopter three METRES high to make aviation history The AeroVelo team’s human-powered helicopter won the $250,000 AHS Sikorsky Prize with a flight lasting 64 seconds and over metres high The team’s helicopter, nicknamed Atlas, measures 47 metres across but weighs just 54 kilograms Engineer and pilot Todd Reichert made the first ever sustained flight of a human-powered helicopter