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Old 14th September 2016 | 14:17
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Ian Corrigible
 
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Don't know about Bell, but the UMD Gamera team responsible for flying the world's first human-powered helicopter in 2011 is now also claiming to have achieved the first flight of a manned solar-powered helicopter:

University of Maryland achieves first flight of a solar-powered, piloted helicopter

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