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=Projects History= | =Projects History= | ||
==Human Powered Ornithopter (2008)== | ==Human Powered Ornithopter (2008)== | ||
During the summer of 2008 a group of graduate students founded the club to design and build an[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithopter ornithopter] (wing-flapping aircraft) that used human power alone. The project was headed by Todd Reichert (NΨ 0T4 + Film) and Cameron Robertson (NΨ 0T8). The ornithopter was successfully completed and made a record-setting flight as the first human powered ornithopter [[http://www.aerovelo.com/ornithopter-summary 1] | During the summer of 2008 a group of graduate students founded the club to design and build an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithopter ornithopter] (wing-flapping aircraft) that used human power alone. The project was headed by Todd Reichert (NΨ 0T4 + Film) and Cameron Robertson (NΨ 0T8). The ornithopter was successfully completed and made a record-setting flight as the first human powered ornithopter [[http://www.aerovelo.com/ornithopter-summary 1] | ||
[[File:131216175956-areovelo-ornithopter-story-top.jpg|400px|center|middle|thumb|Morning flight of the first-ever human-powered ornithopter.]] | [[File:131216175956-areovelo-ornithopter-story-top.jpg|400px|center|middle|thumb|Morning flight of the first-ever human-powered ornithopter.]] | ||
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[[File:Aerovelo-atlas-human-powered-helicopter-sikorsky.jpg|500px|thumb|center|Aerovelo's Atlas the human powered helicopter]] | [[File:Aerovelo-atlas-human-powered-helicopter-sikorsky.jpg|500px|thumb|center|Aerovelo's Atlas the human powered helicopter]] | ||
==Celero (2012 - 2013)== | ==Celero (2012 - 2013)== | ||
Knowing that Bluenose could be greatly improved for future high-speed events, the team decided to take a different approach for the more utility-oriented ASME event. A faired tricycle was designed, using many of the same structural features as the previous two-wheeled vehicles. This new vehicle - dubbed Celero - was slower, but far more stable and reliable than the team's previous entries. | Knowing that Bluenose could be greatly improved for future high-speed events, the team decided to take a different approach for the more utility-oriented ASME event. A faired tricycle was designed, using many of the same structural features as the previous two-wheeled vehicles. This new vehicle - dubbed Celero - was slower, but far more stable and reliable than the team's previous entries. | ||
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||Jun Nogami | ||Jun Nogami | ||
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=External links= | =External links= | ||