Atlas: A Human-Powered Helicopter for a Historical First!

A project in Toronto, Canada by Cameron Robertson & Todd Reichert
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A helicopter, powered solely by the pilot, designed to achieve one of the greatest challenges in aviation history: the Sikorsky Prize.
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Backers: 478
Average Pledge Per Backer: $72

Funded: $34,399 of $30,000
Dates: May 17th -> Jun 16th (30 days)
Project By: Cameron Robertson & Todd Reichert
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Latest News

Kickstarter rewards shipped!

December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
This week we received the order of patches and t-shirts, finished up the engineering drawings and put together a beautiful set of framed Atlas ribs. We’ve shipped all of the packages, so depending on where you are in the world you should be... (Read More)

Flight testing summary and rewards delay

October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Apologies for delay. It has been an exciting, but incredibly busy month. As of September 4th when we finished our first round of flight testing, we switched gears to prepare this year's high speed bicycle for the World Human-Powered Speed Challenge... (Read More)

A Progress Update!

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! We are in the final phases of building the Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter! and we thought we would send out an update on our progress. The past couple of months have been incredibly busy. We have been working non-stop with our team of... (Read More)

Thank You!! Stay tuned for more updates!

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you once again to all those who donated early, and those who helped push us over our goal in the last few days . Your support has enabled us to continue pushing forward on this exciting project. Of course there is a lot more work ahead, and... (Read More)

WE DID IT!!! We hit our $30,000 goal!

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all of your very generous support, we have hit our goal of raising $30,000 with 36 hours left to go! We can't even begin to express how greatful we are for all of your support. It's wonderful to receive all your notes and comments, and it... (Read More)

74% Funded!!!! Plus a "how we build it" video update!

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! As of this update we are 74% of the way funded, with 4 days to go, and that is all thanks to each and everyone of them. THANK YOU! You're support means so much. We are busy building the helicopter at the barn, right now we are working on... (Read More)

Passed 50% Funded! Thanks for your help, nearly there!

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Thanks for your support so far, each and every one of our backers has been crucial for getting to our current state! Today we blew by 50%, what an awesome day it was! Things are in full-swing at our workspace at the Great Lakes Gliding... (Read More)

We're at 30%, Many Thanks and a Progress Update!

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey again Everyone! Thanks as always for your support! With your help we've reached 30%, a critical milestone! You've proven that there is solid support and a real interest in seeing this happen! We've been busy up in Tottenham, in our workspace at... (Read More)

20% Raised in 4 days!!!

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, Just a quick update to say THANK YOU! to all of our supporters so far.  Thanks to your pledges we've managed to raise 20% of our goal in four short days! We will continue to post updates via Kickstarter, however if you would like more... (Read More)

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