Aero Velo Wins the 33 Year Old AHS Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition

For the first time in a third of century, a team has claimed the AHS Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition prize. AHS International and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today awarded the 250, 000 prize to AeroVelo, Inc. The Toronto, Canadabased company won the prize with a June 13, 2013 flight in which its pilot pedaled the fourrotor Atlas helicopter to an altitude of more than 3 meters (9. 8 feet) and kept it aloft for more than 60 seconds while remaining within 10 meters (32. 8 feet) of the