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Flying High, Landing Hard
On September 1, 2012, Henry Enerson flew Gamera II to an altitude of 9.4 feet. Enerson is a student at the University of Maryland, and part of a team that is competing for the Sikorsky Prize, which will be awarded to the first human-powered helicopter to hover for 60 seconds, reach an altitude of 9.8 feet, and stay within a 10-meter square box. During the September 1 flight, a carbon-fiber truss buckled in mid-air (it had not been sufficiently repaired after a previous crash). Fortunately, Enerson was uninjured from the hard landing. Team Gamera plans to go for the Sikorsky Prize before the end of this year. (02:01)
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Comments (2)
Lucky that seat cushion was vacuum-packed on his butt, That was a heck of a fall. Good luck with the Sikorsky prize.
Keep at it, Gotta be a hoot with all those carbon tooth picks ;-P
Posted by Don Hillberg on December 8,2012 | 04:14 PM
Being that I also went to the Univ. of Md, I am interested.
Here is something that will help. The 4 arms are pushing upwards, Henry is in the middle & with gravity pushes down.
This puts added stress on the long arms. Can you add a propeller under Henry's seat? Do not make the propeller as
big as the others. Good luck!
Ken
Posted by Ken Leilich on January 7,2013 | 06:30 PM