At the University of Maryland, a 21st-century twist on the Wright Brothers
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Brandy R...4974 days ago
After days of adjusting, rebuilding, testing and super-gluing, a human-powered helicopter at the University of Maryland left the ground for about four seconds late Thursday afternoon.
It was the third known time a human-powered craft has left the ground, and the first time a woman has been in the pilot’s seat.
“It was beautiful,†said Brandon Bush, 29, a U-Md. doctoral student and a project manager. “It jumped up, and it stayed there.â€
For years, U-Md. engineering students and faculty members....