Aerovelo Inc - 2013-07-11
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. Visit www.aerovelo.com for more details. The competition was initially opened in 1980, and over the course of the 33 years that followed, dozens of teams from around the world pushed the limits of existing technology in pursuit of this once-thought-to-be impossible goal. This video is a compilation of footage from the record flight, as well as previous test flights. For uncut videos and official documentation of the record flight visit www.aerovelo.com and the AeroVelo YouTube Channel. Original Music by Nick Martel, Dan Gauthier and Ray Balberman Footage by AeroVelo and Martin Turner of Visiblize.com
His thighs are thicker than my stepmothers neck after a gas station dinner.
If you think those are thick you should look at my calves. Some guys naturally have large leg muscles. Or it could be the bike rides?
when Reddit said human powered helicopter I thought there was going to be an engine that ran on bits of human as fuel but this is cool too
ehm... what?
XD
Ha ha ha !
Bruh, using human fat for biofuel is genius
This is how you hover ~250 lbs on 1 horsepower. By moving a lot of air a little rather than moving a little air a lot. That means you need massive rotors relative to the weight. Typical helicopter rotor (much smaller) will need around 25 horsepower to lift 250 lbs. The Martin "Jetpack" (really a piston powered ducted fan) needs 200 horsepower to hover 535 lbs.
Guys, this project had a clear objective: 3 meters for 1 minute. And they nailed it.
Its stupid to judge this project as if it was intended to operate as transportation... because if that was the case this people would have a quite different project.
Nonsense: "uncontrolled", "can't deal with wind".
@nobrainQQ
The only thing wrong with this is the hideous loud music. Why people have an obsession with ruining perfectly good videos with such intrusive junk I will never know.
@LaurieWilliams5066 agree
@LaurieWilliams5066 I too agree.
nobrainQQ wind was not a concern of the pyrope the.,like yo7 can’t deal with jealous-chips"..ha,ha,ha.let those kids proceed...
Sjajno.
Leonardo Da Vinci would be proud!
Lol the design looks rudimentary but the material used in this thing is the pinnacle of human technology!
@Taicheng Song Looks can be deceiving. I can only imagine just how long it took to design that, being able to support him and it's self, transfer the energy from the peddles to each rotter evenly, and being so incredibly light. There is nothing simple about the design, every single inch from the airfoil shape, support structure, and guide wire runs, must have been gone over and redesigned a few times to optimize everything.
@Random Guy There is no way to make anything close to this with 16th-century sticks and strings.
This looks like something out of Da Vinci's notebook
12 seconds in you can see the staggering gear ratio of the crank. The pilot has to be producing 1000 watts of power here. This is like a sprint to the finish in a grand tour bike race. This is an amazing video.
I'll try again I guess. Stand up with your arms by your side and spin around. Notice the distance your hands are traveling through the air. Now try the same thing with your arms extended, spinning around at the same speed. You'll notice your hands are traveling a greater distance through space provided the rpm are equal, which means your hands are spinning "faster". And the why for this, is because they're connected to your god damn shoulder.
John Doe that's a nice one! 👍
I thought you were trolling me at first, happy to have helped.
@It's just Me the blades spin faster closer to the outside. Therefore displacing more air, therefore producing more thrust.
@GraveUypo there is a video of a track cyclist trying to power a 700 watt toaster for a minute. Although looking at his video makes me think he might try a lower gear and faster pedalling.
This deserves to be put in one of those "People are amazing" compilation videos.
Good thing this didn't happen 120 years ago or we would have a weird alternative future of flight
I HAVE CHILLS ON MY WHOLE BODY, NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THIS IN MY LIFETIME, BRAVO TO THE MAX !!!
THAT MAY BE THE COOLEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN !!!
Leonardo would be smiling
as only a great master would...
Great job guys! In some ways I feel like this is more of an accomplishment than man's first heavier than air flight.
amazing - if only da vinci was alive.
This is never going be practical of course as they ofcourse also know. But, this is A GIAGANTIC STEP. I have goose pumps watching this. I have been following this for decades since the prize opening. Seeing this just reminds us that everything impossible is just for a certain length of time. Simply, extraordinary achievement.
I don't really think it was meant to be practical, just one of those "do it because we can" type of things, testing the realm of engineering possibilities.
@Soulja Boy thats what I said
@leviterande Awesome job!
Damn, that must've been a pain to get those blades turning. I applaud the pilot :P
I think you dropped this: p
0:06 "Helicoter"
more like: BECOME THE CHOPPAAAAAHHH!!!
Now turn it vertical in the wind and you have a super efficient windmill.
Amazing.
"Perca de tempo" (seria perda) foi sua mãe ter te dado a luz, seu poço de ignorância.
Thank you, this is amazing. Hope stirs in me once more.
This was so amazing. I want one of these now :P
Just listening on NPR...totally awesome, Congrats!!!
amazing! congratulation! Keep up the great work and beat the next "impossible" competition
This is amazing!
Greatings to inventive and creativity
Uau ! Magnificent work . Can't wait for the outdoor version :D Keep up the good job :)
Thanks for the extensive answer :D
This is amazing!
Wow, awesome! Great achievement for all involved!
I wanna the song)
Wow, Great! Congrats!
That was an awesome effort! CONGRATULATIONS Guys! You solved an interesting puzzle and the feeling when it was a success must have been terrific! Again: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Congratz ;) i was waiting for someone to win that prize ;)
"Get to the choppa!"
They're gonna laugh at this so much in ten years
This gives me a chill every time I watch it!
ah cool! thanks for taking the time to explain that man!
Wow! An incredible amount of work must have gone into this to finally succeed! Well done!
This is now my favorite way to travel.
This is incredible! Awesome!!
Fabulous! Congratulations! :)
Congratulations, guys! Incredible work
song please :)
Cool! great to conceive, awesome to actually make it work!
Absolutely amazing, you really deserve your prize.
Waiting anxiously for someone to name the song on this video...
Amazing!!
hahaha so huge :D
INTERNATIONALvids - 2014-08-27
There are so many naive comments on this video because this video did a poor job describing the objectives and limits set up. Considering the constraints, this is quite an achievement that could not be met for decades.
Simon Forbes - 2014-09-30
@INTERNATIONALvids Exactly right. The genius of the Sikorsky prize was that it correctly posited that a human powered helicopter was feasible, but only barely. The many comments that the winning machine is 'not practical as a means of transport' miss the point entirely - gravity, human power output and air density haven't changed in thirty years, but patient development and advancing materials technology have closed the gap between a theoretical possibility and a genuine achievement.
VRagusila - 2015-02-02
I agree as well. We are hoping that for our next project, bicycles that can reach 140+ km/h, to better explain the interesting technical aspects of the challenge, why we find it so fascinating, and what other teams in the world are doing to compete.
I have 3 videos on the Aerovelo channel explaining some of the technical aspects of going so fast on human power, and I will put more out as soon as I am done my degree and have more time.