A human-powered helicopter (HPH) is a helicopter powered solely by one or more humans carried on board. As in other human-powered aircraft, the power is usually generated by pedalling.

After the winning the Sikorsky Prize, the team went on to set both the women's and men's helicopter endurance records, as well as quadrupling the total number of people to ever fly a human-powered …

On June 13th, 2013, the AeroVelo Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter captured the long standing AHS Sikorsky Prize with a flight lasting 64.1 seconds and reaching an altitude of 3.3 metres.

H) prize was developed to promote development of the dream of human powered hovering fight. Initially offered in 1980, it is to be awarded to the first team to fly a helicopter, under human power only, for . …

But in the nearly three decades since the American Helicopter Society launched its Igor I. Sikorsky Human-Powered Helicopter Competition, only five such craft have managed to get off the...

On December 10, 1989, a small team made history with human muscle alone, proving even the wildest dreams of flight can take off if you’re bold enough to try. Human-powered flight ambitions...

The AeroVelo Atlas is a human-powered helicopter (HPH) that was built for AHS International's Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition. On 13 June 2013, it became the first aircraft to …

After nearly 30 years without a successful design, AHS was grateful that Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. greatly increased the size of the award by pledging $250,000 for the first successful controlled flight of a …

A human-powered helicopter (HPH) is a helicopter powered solely by one or more humans carried on board. As in other human-powered aircraft, the power is usually generated by pedalling.

A human-powered helicopter is a helicopter designed to carry at least one person but limited to using only what power is provided by the person (s) on board, usually by pedalling. A high power-to-weight …