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Alexis Reichert record-woman on human-powered helicopter

Today the record anniversary reached five years ago -VIDEO

On September 24, 2013, Canadian pilot Alexis Reichert set a new female world record for flight duration in a human-powered rotorcraft by staying airborne for 53 seconds in the Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter. Ratified by FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) her record-breaking flight fell into the air sports category Experimental/New Technologies. It was conducted at The Soccer Centre in On...

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Lausanne, Switzerland, 09/24/2018 09:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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