12 May 2011: First Human-Powered Rotorcraft Record Celebrates 5 Years Anniversary!On 12 May 2011, biology student and female pilot Judith Wexler flew the human-powered helicopter “Gamera I” for 4.2 seconds in College Park, MD (USA), thus setting the first ever FAI world record in this type of aircraft. 8 July 2010: Borschberg Breaks the First Solar-Powered Aeroplane Records Onboard Solar ImpulseFive years ago today, Swiss pilot André Borschberg landed the zero-fuel aircraft Solar Impulse HB-SIA after a 26h 10m 19s flight from and to Payerne, Switzerland. A normal duration for a jet, but an absolutely incredible performance for a plane using only the power of the sun! |