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Human-powered helicopter, the Glossary

A human-powered helicopter (HPH) is a helicopter powered solely by one or more humans carried on board.^[1]

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Human-powered helicopters

AeroVelo Atlas

The AeroVelo Atlas is a human-powered helicopter (HPH) that was built for AHS International's Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition. Human-powered helicopter and AeroVelo Atlas are human-powered helicopters.

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Bicycle pedal

The pedal is the part of a bicycle that the rider pushes with their foot to propel the vehicle.

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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo is a public university in San Luis Obispo County, adjacent to the city of San Luis Obispo.

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Fédération Aéronautique Internationale

The (FAI; World Air Sports Federation) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight.

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Helicopter

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. Human-powered helicopter and helicopter are aircraft configurations and helicopters.

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Human-powered aircraft

A human-powered aircraft (HPA) is an aircraft belonging to the class of vehicles known as human-powered transport.

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Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition

The Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition was established in 1980 by the American Helicopter Society (AHS) International.

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Kickstarter

Kickstarter, PBC is an American public benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity.

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Power-to-weight ratio

Power-to-weight ratio (PWR, also called specific power, or power-to-mass ratio) is a calculation commonly applied to engines and mobile power sources to enable the comparison of one unit or design to another.

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Quadcopter

A quadcopter, also called quadrocopter, or quadrotor is a type of helicopter or multicopter that has four rotors.

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Toronto

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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University of Maryland Gamera I

The University of Maryland Gamera I is a human-powered helicopter designed to win the $250,000 Sikorsky Prize. Human-powered helicopter and University of Maryland Gamera I are human-powered helicopters.

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University of Maryland Gamera II

The University of Maryland Gamera II is an improved human-powered helicopter designed to win the US$250,000 Sikorsky Prize. Human-powered helicopter and University of Maryland Gamera II are human-powered helicopters.

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University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland.

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University of Toronto

The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.

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Vaughan

Vaughan (2021 population 323,103) is a city in Ontario, Canada.

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Vertical Flight Society

The Vertical Flight Society, formerly the American Helicopter Society (AHS), is the non-profit technical society for the advancement of vertical flight.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human-powered_helicopter

Also known as Da Vinci III, Human Powered Helicopter, NASG Yuri I, NTS Works Upturn, NTS Works Upturn I, NTS Works Upturn II, Nihon Aero Student Group Yuri I.