{"id":14763,"date":"2011-05-18T09:24:14","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T09:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/uncategorized\/pedal-powered-helicopter-lifts-off-ground-for-4-seconds.php"},"modified":"2013-01-24T10:00:50","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T10:00:50","slug":"pedal-powered-helicopter-lifts-off-ground-for-4-seconds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/transport\/pedal-powered-helicopter-lifts-off-ground-for-4-seconds.php","title":{"rendered":"Pedal powered helicopter lifts off ground for 4 seconds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nJust recently we came across the alternative-fuel-powered flight by the Solar Impulse plane<\/a>. Now, Judy Wexler gave flying yet another green means to power up, that probably will take years to turn into a full-fledged means to take to the skies. Seated in a human-powered helicopter<\/a>, Judy Wexler managed to float above the ground for a good 4 seconds, a short while, though good enough for a start. Developed at the University of Maryland, this pedal-powered<\/a> helicopter called the Gamera uses four 42-foot-long rotors in an X pattern with the pilot at the center and was made from balsa, mylar, carbon fiber, and foam. Hand pedals and foot pedals get the rotor of this one to spin.<\/p>\n


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