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Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday May 10, 2011 @10:55AM from the icarus-airlines dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A team of 50 from the University of Maryland has developed a human-powered helicopter, 'The Gamera,' which took two years to complete. The size of the helicopter is one third of a football field. The helicopter is made from light materials such as balsa, mylar, carbon fiber and foam and weighs about 210 pounds. The team aims to have it hover at least 3 meters off the ground."

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Finally! (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday May 10, 2011 @11:08AM (#36083508)

Someone figured out an appropriate use for the football field.

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Re:Misleading summary (Score:5, Funny)

by $RANDOMLUSER ( 804576 ) writes: on Tuesday May 10, 2011 @11:13AM (#36083604)

So that's the fueled weight.

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Fuel (Score:4, Funny)

by RazzleFrog ( 537054 ) writes: on Tuesday May 10, 2011 @11:20AM (#36083724)

So is it fueled by Soylent Green?

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