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Students set new human-powered helicopter flight record
Students set new human-powered helicopter flight record (via The Christian Science Monitor) A team of engineering students from the University of Maryland broke a new flight record in a human-powered aircraft. Pilot Kyle Gluesenkamp lifted his gymnasium-sized helicopter, Gamera II, about a foot off the ground for 50 seconds. Their…
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