Aerovelo Atlas wins AHS Sikorsky prize

[Lycoming]

I know it's not quite a racecar (and I'm a bit late to the party) but it is nevertheless quite an impressive achievement in aerodynamic optimization and lightweight structural composite design.

http://www.aerovelo.com/2013/07/11/aero ... sky-prize/

What do you guys think?

[hollus]

Awesome! There is a certain slow magnificence to it... Like horizontal windmills
[youtube]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=syJq10EQkog[/youtube]

[Richard]

Great technical details on their website too. http://www.aerovelo.com/projects/helicopter/tech-info/

They even have a gif for vortex generation, that'll keep the vortex generator spotters on here happy! If you squint you can pretend its a cross section through the tray of an F1 car.