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Wednesday, November 07, 2007

WaterScout Helicopter Launches from a Sub

Students from the faculty of Aerospace Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, in cooperation with four students from Pennsylvania State University have developed a submarine deployable helicopter.

Their autonomous "Waterscout" is capable of exiting a submarine, floating safely to the water surface, and taking off vertically to its destination.

This innovative machine won the 1st place in the undergraduate category at an annual student design competition, hosted by the American Helicopter Society (AHS) and sponsored by Sikorsky –one of the world's largest companies specializing in military and commercial helicopters.

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