Human Power Heli Demo YouTube

Overview human power helicopter prototype

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• human
• power
• helicopter
• hph
• efrain
• palermo
• leonardo
• davinci

[yakcrasher]

This is great I hope you have the best of success. I believe it is possible to make a human powered helicopter but I don't see the helicopter actually being able to fly anywhere(via forward, back, left right, etc etc), but that is my conspiracy. Your design look great but I think the materials your using are to heavy, you should try to get sponsored, and i think it would be possible for you to do it to because you have the wits for and a design.

[efrainpalermo]

Thanks for your positive comments. I am working on redesigning the framework to make it lighter. If I could get sponsored would go a long ways in being to afford to finish building it:)

[harley1157]

Wow that is some project you took on! I wish you the best of luck!

[efrainpalermo]

Thank You! :)

[TheTomLangley]

Efrain, if you google 'Arantix' bicycle you will find out about a company that has made a mountain bike out of carbon fiber wrapped in kevlar that only weighs 2.7 lbs. The design is not streamlined but is open. Maybe you could get the company to donate for your human powered helicopter to show what their extremely light weight material can do, hell all they could do is say no. One of their bicycles cost $8000. It would be great for your dream & good publicity for their company, a win-win.

[efrainpalermo]

Thanks Tom, I'll look into that!

[1toots]

Look up "Davinci III Flight", you may just need thicker wings! And your pedal design on the other vid looked great... reminds me of a bird pumping it's chest. Very cool

[Jammieg001]

I think bamboo would be the lightest strongest cheapest structural material, cheap being the most important factor.

[madjimms]

2 words, carbon fiber.

[TheTomLangley]

The University of Maryland "Gamera" project just succeeded in getting about 4 inches off the ground for a few seconds. Your design looks more practical to me. I'm looking forward to your progress & hope you post a video soon.

[fackyoutoobe2]

Two words briggs saraton

[Downfacingdog]

I'm glad to see you stick to what you started years ago.

Cheers!!!

[obooth]

Great project efrain. I'm no expert, but reckon the only flight you can effectively achieve and maintain using human power for any decent length of time, would only be a ground effect vehicle, surely? However, I've been proven wrong before, regardless, I wish you the very best of luck. It's the folk like you who ignore the nay sayers, and sometimes surprise everybody with a good result!